- 36 Week Course
COMEDY CONSERVATORY DIPLOMA
- Price: $13,900
- Materials Cost: $400
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: IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC 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
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.
Full Time Classes
Screenwriting Classes
Part Time Classes
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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