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 16 years of age.
Leaving Certificate / Leaving Certificate Applied standard
Level 4 Major award
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
30
€350
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