Actor Training - Advanced (Classical Acting)
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.
| 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 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.
Audition requirements:
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.
General College Entry Requirements
• You should be at least 17 years of age.
• One references must be uploaded to your online application page.
• Leaving Certificate standard is required; or Pass Level (120 credits) in the Leaving Certificate Applied. Individual courses may have specific additional requirements. These will be outlined in the course descriptions for each course.
• Relevant work experience or training will be considered.
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.
If you are receiving a Social Welfare payment, it may be possible to return to full-time education without loss of income.
Please contact eileen.mcpartland@liberties.cdetb.ie
Please apply using the Application Weblink / Apply Online link above.
When you apply for a course, your application will be acknowledged. Some courses may require an interview, portfolio, or audition. You will be informed of this when you apply, and you will be given a date and instructions regarding what is required.
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.
Features of the course
• Auditions for two dramatic college productions and one full scale college musical theatre production in a professional theatre venue
• Performance students studying at all levels in the College audition to 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 (optional and subject to course progress and attendance) 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
Details provided are subject to change.
Principal Areas of Practice
• Elizabethan & Jacobean Drama
• Characterisation
• Renaissance Audition
• Restoration Comedy
• Musical Theatre Performance
• Dance, Singing, Voice
• Work Experience
• Personal and Professional Development
• Audition Preparation
(Modules offered may be subject to change).
6M5128: Classical Acting
Tel: 01 454 0044
Email: info@liberties.cdetb.ie