Step 1: Start preparing 2 monologues now! Monologues are below. 

Step 2: Apply to the Drama Program between Nov 15th - Dec 7th, 2023.

For current Gr 8's: 

The group audition (in-person) is Saturday, January 20th, 2024. (1 hour)

For the solo audition: you will be given a VIRTUAL SOLO MONOLOGUE AUDITION TIME SLOT on one of these dates: January 22, 23, 24, 25, or 26, 2024 between 9:00am-4:00pm. Interviews will be 10 mins per person.

For current Gr 9's, 10's, 11's:

Drama Group and Solo Auditions will be Monday, January 29th, 2024 IN-Person at Canterbury HS on the same day.

Current Grade 8 - In-Person Group Auditions (1 hour) January 20, 2024.

Current Grade 8 - Virtual Individual Auditions (Monologue) & Interview (10 minutes - virtual) Jan 22-30, 2024

Current Grade 9, 10, 11 - In-Person Group and In-Person Solo Audition (30 + 10 minutes) Jan 29 - 30, 2024

Group Audition Details:

All applicants will work in groups and will be led through drama warm-ups, games, movement and improvisation activities. Group auditions are about showing your ability to work with others, take direction and be open to trying new things!

Solo Audition Details:

All applicants will have a performance audition and an interview with the audition panel which will last approximately 10 minutes.  These will take place remotely via Google Meet.  During the interview, each applicant will perform their two monologues individually.

Give yourself plenty of time before the audition to relax and get mentally prepared. 

Monologues

Each candidate will perform two (2) monologues chosen from the provided list. All candidates are free to choose their monologues from either the Male or Female list. Both of the selected monologues are to be studied and completely memorized prior to the audition. During the performance of the monologues, the audition panel will be looking for the following:

• the ability to create and sustain a believable character

• believing in yourself as this character

• use of imagination

• physical communication (establishing character using the body, face, and voice)

Monologue Tips:

• avoid fidgeting or other forms of nervous energy (unless specific to your character)

• suit your delivery to the character (not every character needs to be big or over the top)

• don't worry if you make a mistake; keep your composure and continue where you left off

Choose only two monologues from below:

Students in the Drama Program work to develop communication skills, leadership and an increased understanding of themselves.  In the first two years of the program, the focus is on working on projects communally.  In the senior years, the program is designed to allow students to begin to take ownership of their artistic accomplishments.

Acting Skills – Throughout the program, students work on aspects of acting technique including voice and speech, movement and body awareness, self-exploration, improvisation, guided visualization, and theatre games.

Performance – For four years, students are involved in a variety of performance experiences in Drama including scene work, improvisation, movement, voice work, and mime. These opportunities give students experience in developing character and working with the fundamental elements of theatre. The program culminates in a large-scale main-stage production put on by senior students.

Mask Work and Physical Theatre – Students use masks as a tool to enhance their understanding of the art of acting; exercises are designed to promote authentic and honest physical expression, as well as character development and exploration.  Both neutral mask and character mask are explored.

Theatre Tech and Theatre Production– Stage and set design, lighting, sound, maquette-building, costumes, hair and makeup, stage management, marketing, business proposals, theatre organization and other aspects of the production process allow students to learn about backstage operations and career opportunities.

Children’s Theatre – Students will produce, direct, design, and act in a variety of children’s theatre plays which are written by former and current Canterbury students. These plays will be performed as part of a Children’s Theatre Festival which the students produce for children and families in the community.  The students will also travel to local elementary schools to showcase these children’s plays. 

Playwriting –  Students will try their hand at writing an original short script. They will learn basic story structures and types, as well as how to format scripts for the stage using both dialogue and stage directions. 

Scene Study/Script Analysis – Through the study of plays, scene analysis and watching and reviewing live productions, students learn the structures of plays.  Opportunities are provided to write original plays and produce them.

Theatre History, World Theatre, and Theatre Styles – Students research and do assignments on the history of theatre throughout the ages and around the world; students also learn about the many different theatrical styles and major playwrights throughout history.

Acting for Camera – Through careful observation and repeated practice, students learn the art of acting for the camera and how that acting style differs drastically from the techniques involved in acting on stage.

Directing – In their senior year, students learn about the art of directing. During this unit, each senior student will be responsible for producing and directing a short play.

Acting Shakespeare - Students will learn the architecture of Shakespeare’s text and how to perform it masterfully.

Clown – Through workshops, lessons, and the expertise of guest artists, students will learn the basics of the ancient art of clowning.

Stage Combat – Students will learn from a professional fight director how to perform and choreograph their own fight routines. Both hand-to-hand and sword combat will be taught.

Original Creation – Students are welcome to explore their creativity by creating an original piece of film or theatre.