Actor Training - Advanced
An advanced course in Actor Training and Musical Theatre, offering training to reach professional performing standards. This is an advanced course for applicants with relevant experience. Participants work as a performing company and are in production throughout the academic year in a professional theatre.
| Award Name | Level 6 Advanced Certificate (Level 6 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| NFQ Level | Level 6 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 6 Advanced Certificate (Level 6 NFQ) | Major | QQI | Level 6 NFQ |
Duration
1 Year full-time
Entry Requirements
Entry to the course is by audition /workshop and interview. A minimum of one year previous training in performance is required with experience and qualifications equivalent to the Performance – Drama Foundation Programme.
All prospective students Auditioning for the Performance Course are required to prepare either
one Classical (Shakespeare) Monologue or
one Modern Monologue from a recognised Playwright.
A Dance Routine will be taught on the day.
A Verse from a song will be taught on the day.
All of the above will be followed by an interview.
Careers / Further progression
PROGRESSION
TU962 L8 Drams Performance – TU Dublin City Campus
DN520 L8 B.A. with Drama – University College Dublin
56636 L8 Acting – LIR Trinity College
Brighton Academy
MTU Cork School of Music
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
BacAmerical College Dublin
EMPLOYMENT
Employment opportunities in theatre, film & television, acting, teaching drama, theatre-in-education, theatre directing and the general entertainment industry.
Our students progress to a number of Drama & Musical Theatre colleges in the U.K.
Further information
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All full-time day courses are €50. This is a non-refundable registration charge.
Students undertaking any full time Further Education course may apply for a means tested maintenance grant. Application forms are available from www.susi.ie. Students from designated disadvantaged partnership areas may be eligible for financial assistance towards course charges.
Online Applications open for 2024/25
Alternatively you can obtain an application form from the College Office.
Completed forms should be returned to:
Admissions Office
Liberties College
Bull Alley Street Dublin 8
FEATURES OF THE COURSE
Two dramatic productions and one full scale musical theatre production in a professional theatre venue
Performance students studying at all levels in the College participate in the staged musical, as performers or technicians
This course is designed for committed students who wish to train and practice their craft in a fully professional environment
The Diploma is an internationally recognised professional Performance award granted by Trinity College London. This award facilitates a progression to the Level 7 Licentiate Diploma in either/both Performance and the Drama Teaching Diploma
Principal Areas of Practice
•Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama
•Characterisation
•Renaissance Audition
•Restoration Comedy
•Musical Theatre Performance
•Dance, Singing, Voice
•Work Experience
•Personal and Professional Development
•Wardrobe Management
•Audition Preparation
(Modules offered may be subject to change).
6M5128 - Classical Acting
Certification: QQI Level 6 Classical Acting - 6M5128
CERTIFICATION
QQI level 6 Classical Acting & Trinity Guildhall London Performance Diploma
Phone: 01 454 0044
Email: info@liberties.cdetb.ie
Web: www.libertiescollege.ie