Our internationally celebrated professors and our partnerships with renowned theatre institutions open the doors to all the possibilities for life in the theatre. Our school is founded on the belief that theatre practice and research can and should exist side by side. Sound practical experience and strong theoretical knowledge influence one another and lead toward greater creative undertakings in whichever facet of theatre students choose.
Department of Theatre
The Department of is one of Canada鈥檚 leading theatre schools. Contemporary training in our BFA (acting) and our MFA (directing) programs open the door to the world of professional theatre. Our theoretical programs (BA & MA) help you to deepen your understanding of Theatre Studies, from practice to teaching, from administration to technical theatre.
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The Department of Theatre in a few words
Located in the heart of the National Capital鈥檚 entertainment district and surrounded by major museums and art galleries, the University of Ottawa鈥檚 Department of Theatre offers an intensive Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in acting program (BPT) and training in the fields of theatre studies, theatre education, theatre production, and arts administration (BA, Major, Minor).
At the graduate level, the Department offers two programs: the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in directing is a two-year, practical training program. The Master of Arts (MA) in Theatre Theory and Dramaturgy offers two options for completion: with written thesis (2 years) and with research-creation project (2 years).
The Department鈥檚 seventy-plus professors, artist-mentors and technical staff teach, create, and complete research projects in two facilities which include workshops (sets and costumes), rehearsal studios, and three theatre spaces including the nearly 100-year-old Academic Hall (133-135 S茅raphin Marion Private) and the brand new LabO (60 Waller Street, adjacent to Arts Court).
Programs
Located in the heart of the National Capital鈥檚 entertainment district and surrounded by major museums and art galleries, the University of Ottawa鈥檚鈥疍epartment of Theatre offers a variety of professional, practice-based and theoretical programs.
Theatre programs
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Student voices
鈥淭he theatre and psychology programs at the University of Ottawa opened my eyes and mind to a world that I didn鈥檛 know existed.鈥
Laurence Latreille
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Join us for The Wolves
Join us for The Wolves
Nov 28
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Nov 30
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Join us for The Wolves, a play by Sarah DeLappe. Directed by Mary Ellis, this must-see production runs from November 28 to 30 at Academic Hall鈥攋oin us鈥
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Oct 30
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Nov 2
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Join us for Andr茅 Paiement's 尝补惫补濒濒茅惫颈濒濒别, an emblematic piece of Franco-Ontarian theater, as it celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Directed b鈥
Contact us
Department of Theatre
135 S茅raphin-Marion, room 207
Ottawa ON Canada K1N 6N5
Tel.: 613-562-5761
[email protected]
Office Hours
Monday to Friday
8:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m
(Mid-May until mid-August: closed at 3:30 p.m.)
Academic assistants
Undergraduate studies
Simard Hall, room 128
613-562-5134
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Graduate studies
Simard Building, room 416
613 562-5800 ext. 5439
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