Welcome to Rogues
The Master Class Program is for serious and dedicated students, who desire intensive, disciplined study, and a professional career as a creative.
Applicants meet one-on-one with the Studio Director, followed by an audition process to gain acceptance into the program. The program is designed as a 66- week commitment over the course of 2-years and is designed to prepare and propel its graduates into professional careers as creative artists in our competitive industry markets, both locally and globally.
The Master Class Program is a post-secondary, non-academic vocational training course that equips students with the specific knowledge and skills to pursue professional careers as working actors’ and creatives in todays arts and entertainment fields, across a breadth of industries!
The program is designed specifically for the aspiring professional actor looking for a unique post-secondary alternative. Utilizing evening & weekend classes, the Master Class Program is available to even the busiest aspiring actor. Graduates will learn the skills to bring their acting techniques to the professional and independent stage, television and film arenas across Canada and overseas.
Students will place an emphasis on collaborative, partnered and self-directed work throughout the program, as well as be prepared to engage with a wide range of communities and to initiate their own creative opportunities.
Students will learn to seek agents, and secure professional, paid and volunteer work across all creative platforms available to them.
Through practice and hands-on based learning, students are able to develop the technical skills of acting for stage and film; the program offers a unique blend of theatre and on-camera-specific training, using the varied disciplines of voice, movement, clown, and Meisner technique. Students are able to participate in
classroom exercises and warm-ups, in-depth scene work with partners, scene staging, and improvised work. Their program culminates in an end-of-program public production that enables them to explore their individual talents, develop their working process, hone their creative voice, and showcase their work for
local audiences and industry representatives.
At Rogues, we train actors to apply this authentic style of acting to both theatre and film.
Our actors have an honesty and raw emotional power not taught by most other actor training programs in Canada that are based in other traditions. While we provide training in all aspects of the craft including Voice, Movement, Scene Study and Shakespeare, setting us apart is our in-depth classes in Meisner Technique and Acting for Film & TV. It is our belief that a well-trained actor can work in all mediums if their work is grounded in the truth of human behaviour and emotion; this is the essence of an “authentic performance style”. This is what separates us from other actor training programs.
The Master Class Program
is a post-secondary, non-academic vocational training course that equips students with the specific knowledge and skills to pursue professional careers as working actors’ and creatives in todays arts and entertainment fields, across a breadth of industries!
The program is designed specifically for the aspiring professional actor looking for a unique post-secondary alternative. Utilizing evening & weekend classes, the Master Class Program is available to even the busiest aspiring actor. Graduates will learn the skills to bring their acting techniques to the professional and independent stage, television and film arenas across Canada and overseas.
Students will place an emphasis on collaborative, partnered and self-directed work throughout the program, as well as be prepared to engage with a wide range of communities and to initiate their own creative opportunities. Students will learn to seek agents, and secure professional, paid and volunteer work
across all creative platforms available to them.
Through practice and hands-on based learning, students are able to develop the technical skills of acting for stage and film; the program offers a unique blend of theatre and on-camera-specific training, using the varied disciplines of voice, movement, clown, and Meisner technique. Students are able to participate in
classroom exercises and warm-ups, in-depth scene work with partners, scene staging, and improvised work. Their program culminates in an end-of-program public production that enables them to explore their individual talents, develop their working process, hone their creative voice, and showcase their work for
local audiences and industry representatives.
At Rogues, we train actors to apply this authentic style of acting to both theatre and film. Our actors have an honesty and raw emotional power not taught by most other actor training programs in Canada that are based in other traditions. While we provide training in all aspects of the craft including Voice, Movement, Scene Study and Shakespeare, setting us apart is our in-depth classes in Meisner Technique and Acting for Film & TV. It is our belief that a well-trained actor can work in all mediums if their work is grounded in the truth of human behaviour and emotion; this is the essence of an “authentic performance style”. This is what separates us from other actor training programs.
Prior To Graduation
students will also be prepared to go out into the world as professional actors, by means of a practical departure course and speciality workshops designed to lay out the next steps for their career and how
they can begin working professionally, finding work in their local and regional industries. Students are given an overview on the practical realities of the entertainment sector in Canada, and the “business” of acting, and given the skills to navigate how best to manage their careers as professional creatives once
leaving Company of Rogues Actors’ Studio as graduates of the full time Master Class Program.
At the heart of Company of Rogues Actors’ Studio lies a legacy of over 25 years in the local Calgary and Vancouver markets, and a commitment to training the highest quality of professional and recreational actors’ for both our local and overseas markets. We welcome you to become a part of our Rogues family, and our vision for our future.
We are Certified
Company of Rogues LTD. is a certified educational institution under the Government of Canada. Approved by the Minister of Employment and Social
Development under subparagraphs 118.5(1)(a)(iii) and 118.6(1)(a)(ii) of the Income
Tax Act. Accordingly, students may claim the fees paid for tuition, education and
textbook tax credits provided. Students are provided with a T2202 each tax year.
Students are not eligible for national or provincial student loans but may apply
for BAND Funding, use RESPs and apply for third-party scholarships and grants.