COMEDY CONSERVATORY DIPLOMA

Go deep, find your process, and use it beyond the audition room. Our graduate Acting Conservatory program will introduce you to advanced acting methods and allow you to use them in a variety of real-world scenarios. By working on Monologues, One-Acts, and a Full-Length Play, you’ll test the waters and gain real world experience in front of an audience, which allows you to take your talents to a whole new level.

PROGRAM OUTLINE

At the conclusion of the graduate Comedy program, students will be able to identify and perform the many different styles and types of comedy, create unique “characters” for the many different styles of comedy, write comedy, (stand-up and sketch comedy) and perform roles in all facets of comedic acting.

PRE-REQUISITES: completion of the Vancouver Acting School Acting: Film, Television & Voice-Over program, or a similar full time program at a recognized post-secondary institution.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants with mature students status, and/or students whose first language is not English, below are the minimum scores required from any one of the following tests in English proficiency: IELTSTOEFLTOEIC or Cambridge. If necessary, we may also require a telephone or in-person interview.

  • International English Language Testing Service (IELTS): minimum score required is overall 6.0
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): minimum score required is 68 for the internet-based exam, 190 for the computer-based exam and 520 for the paper-based exam
  • Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC): minimum score required is 700
  • Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE): minimum level achieved B1
Days till class begins

NEXT START DATE: March 31, 2025

What You'll Learn

The Comedy Conservatory program is comprised of 870 hours of course work running over 36 weeks.

ACT-225

Fundamentals - Group Improv & Story

TERM 1

3 CREDITS

ACT-230

Voice & Movement with Clown

Through a series of exercises and assignments students are introduced to elements of clown, mask, and bouffon.

TERM 1

3 CREDITS

ACT-265

Intro to Sketch

TERM 1

3 CREDITS

ACT-275

Intro to Stand-Up

TERM 1

3 CREDITS

ACT-285

Intermediate Improv

TERM 1

3 CREDITS

ACT-231

Intro Voice & Movement

Students identify “habit body” and “vocal quirks”. Exercises, like the Cat, are used to strengthen physical and vocal “tools”.

TERM 2

3 CREDITS

ACT-266

Developing Sketch

TERM 2

3 CREDITS

ACT-276

Stand Up in Performance

TERM 2

3 CREDITS

ACT-286

Advanced Improv

TERM 2

3 CREDITS

ACT-287

Fundamentals - Group Improv & Story

TERM 2

3 CREDITS

ACT-226

Fundamentals - Comedic Audition & Scene Study

TERM 3

3 CREDITS

ACT-232

The Devised Piece

Students work with Voice and Movement instructors to develop, write and rehearse a short play using personal stories and experiences.

TERM 3

3 CREDITS

ACT-267

Sketch in Performance

Using the exercises explored throughout Term 2, students rehearse and perform a full-length play.

TERM 3

3 CREDITS

ACT-288

Improv in Performance 1

TERM 3

3 CREDITS

ACT-289

Improv in Performance 2

TERM 3

3 CREDITS

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