Start your undergrad journey

in our Drama program

Reimagining artistry for the 21st Century

Join a dynamic and supportive community of peers. Design your own program of study. Combine rigorous artistic creation with advanced academic inquiry.

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Drama is one of the oldest yet most immediate and rewarding ways of engaging with the world. Our graduates enter a wide range of professional and vocational careers and make vital contributions to society as artists and scholars in Canada and around the world.

We provide you with a solid foundation coupled with individually designed opportunities to specialize
We focus on graduating confident and rigorously trained creative artists and scholars
Drama combines advanced training in theatre practice and study across other disciplines
Integration into the local and national performance industry leads to many opportunities after graduation

As a drama student, you can:

create your own work
enjoy study abroad opportunities
work with visiting artists and scholars
choose from multiple specializations
combine degrees, and earn minors in other disciplines
enjoy multiple dedicated performance spaces
qualify for multiple scholarships and awards

Every summer since 1971, Wagonstage makes theatre for young audiences with the goal to create and sustain a vibrant, healthy, safe and caring community for all Calgarians. The plays are created in collaboration with student artists, both undergraduate and graduate, through the entire process of writing, directing, design, and performance.

UCalgary students can be eligible for up to four full credit courses for participation in Drama Mainstage performances as actors, stage managers, running crew, wardrobe, props, scenic painting, assistant directors, camera crew, assistant designers and production management. Applications for practicums are due at the beginning of each term.