Theatre and Drama Studies (Honours Bachelor of Arts)

Sheridan’s Theatre and Drama Studies (Honours Bachelor of Arts) program combines the intensive professional training of an acting school with the academic preparation of an honours-level drama degree. No other drama and theatre program in Canada offers a comparable education.

Gain professional-calibre experience in studio classes at Sheridan, department productions and crew placements. In your graduating year, you’ll participate in two public productions, as well as industry events such as the Next Generation Showcase.

You’ll attend both institutions simultaneously. At UTM, you’ll take drama courses covering the history, theory and literature of Western drama and film. Acting classes and theatre studies take place at Sheridan and feature small, intimate class sizes and personalized acting instruction, with emphasis on elements of acting, voice and text, on-camera techniques, stage combat and devised/solo projects.

This unique theatre program provides you with an exceptionally broad range of opportunities to develop and express your creativity — and a wide variety of drama and theatre career options to explore after graduation.

The workload is heavy, with many hours of rehearsal and theatre production added to classroom and personal study time. But you’ll enjoy the camaraderie and teamwork of theatre life, and you’ll graduate with a four-year honours degree (with specialist certification) from UTM and a two-year (equivalent) Sheridan diploma.

What You’ll Learn

• First two years in studio courses focused on acting fundamentals
• Expanded focus in third and fourth year on audition and rehearsal skills
• An introduction to theatre business practices