The Diploma in Acting for Stage and Screen provides three years of integrated training in acting for theatre, film and television. The goal is to provide each student with the skills necessary to begin a professional acting career in live theatre, television and film. The first year is comprehensive and introduces students to acting, improvisation, technical basics, history, and analysis for both the stage and screen. In the second and third years of the program students study directing and increasingly specialize in performance and professional skills. Upon graduation, students will have developed the actor's instrument of voice and body, learned text interpretation, and the scale of delivery for film, television and stage. Students will have performed in safe classroom environments, student produced theatre and film projects, and Theatre department productions. Students will have met with professionals for master classes and assessment, and will have developed audition material and a resume. This training will have prepared them to enter the industry. Many courses transfer to university and some students may choose to complete a university degree.

# he ASAS program students learning outcomes are grouped in three perspectives (vocal, physical and artistic development) which collectively form an overall performance assessment. # On successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to: * Vocal Development - Articulate clearly and appropriately to the context of the performance * Vocal Development - Use projection and vocal power in a range of performance genres * Vocal Development - Control and demonstrate skills for range, timbre and placement * Vocal Development - Understand and interpret the vocal requirements particular to the text * Physical Development - Master body awareness, coordination, posture, alignment and flexibility * Physical Development - Meet the physical requirements of various performance styles * Artistic Development - Understand and identify with the content of the text * Artistic Development - Focus energy, create and sustain the integrity of a performance * Artistic Development - Use well developed personal skills and an awareness of self in individual and group settings * Artistic Development - Integrate the techniques of acting, voice, and movement into a creative process