- 36 Week Course
COMEDY CONSERVATORY DIPLOMA
- Price: $14,900
- 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.
This program is not eligible for a Post Graduate Work Permit (PGWP).
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:
1. Submit high school transcripts that show 3 years of full-time secondary education (grades 8-12) have been successfully completed in English in a country where English is one of the principal languages; or
2. Submit post-secondary transcripts that show 2 years of full-time study completed in English at an institution where English is the language of instruction (not including language development courses); or
3. Submit official test scores from any of the test below which meeting the minimum standard:
• IELTS Academic Level; overall 5.5
• TOEFL (IBT) overall 46
• CAEL overall 40
• CELPIP Listening 6; Speaking 6; Reading 5; and Writing 5
• Duolingo English Test (DET) overall 95
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic; overall 43
• Cambridge English Qualifications: B2 First exam (FCE) overall 160 or “C”
• Cabridge Linguaskill overall B2 level
• LANGUAGECERT Academic overall B2 level
• Michigan English Test (MET) overall B2 level
• iTEP Academic overall 3.5
• EIKEN placement of Grade Pre-1
4. If Applicant is 19 years or older at the start of the program and is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who cannot access is their educational records or provide sufficient evidence of secondary or post-secondary education as outlined above:
• applicant provides attestation that they have completed at least three years of full-time instruction in English in a country where the English is one of the principal languages, and
• Applicant completes an Accuplacer English Assessment (Next Generation: Reading, Writing and WritePlacer) and achieves the following minimum scores: Reading: 235, Writing: 235, WritePlacer 4
NEXT START DATE: September 28, 2026
What You'll Learn
The Comedy Conservatory program is comprised of 890 hours of course work running over 36 weeks.
Full Time Classes
Screenwriting Classes
Part Time Classes
Fundamentals - Group Improv & Story
TERM 1
3 CREDITS
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
Intro to Sketch
TERM 1
3 CREDITS
Intro to Stand-Up
TERM 1
3 CREDITS
Intermediate Improv
TERM 1
3 CREDITS
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
Developing Sketch
TERM 2
3 CREDITS
Stand Up in Performance
TERM 2
3 CREDITS
Advanced Improv
TERM 2
3 CREDITS
Fundamentals - Group Improv & Story
TERM 2
3 CREDITS
Fundamentals - Comedic Audition & Scene Study
TERM 3
3 CREDITS
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
Sketch in Performance
Using the exercises explored throughout Term 2, students rehearse and perform a full-length play.
TERM 3
3 CREDITS
Improv in Performance 1
TERM 3
3 CREDITS
Improv in Performance 2
TERM 3
3 CREDITS
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