8 0   ft 2 ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁began ▁classes ▁at ▁the ▁partially - comple ted ▁centre ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁Young ▁Centre ' s ▁official ▁opening ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁The at res ▁ ▁The ▁theatre ▁school ▁regularly ▁performs ▁in ▁three ▁the at res ▁in ▁the ▁Young ▁Centre . ▁The ▁Mar il yn ▁and ▁Charles ▁Ba ill ie ▁Theatre , ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁the ▁three , ▁is ▁a ▁flexible ▁space ▁that ▁seats ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 7 8 ▁pat rons ▁and ▁is ▁host ▁to ▁the ▁second - year ▁children ' s ▁show . ▁The ▁gradu ating ▁class ' ▁season , ▁mean while , ▁altern ates ▁between ▁the ▁Michael ▁Young ▁Theatre , ▁which ▁seats ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁ 2 6 9 ▁pat rons , ▁and ▁the ▁black ▁box ▁T ank ▁House ▁Theatre , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 1 1 0 . ▁ ▁Ad m issions ▁and ▁gradu ation ▁rates ▁ ▁Ad m issions ▁ ▁The ▁George ▁Brown ▁Theatre ▁School ▁is ▁a ▁highly ▁compet itive ▁program ▁which ▁only ▁accepts ▁ 3 0 ▁to ▁ 3 2 ▁students ▁each ▁year ▁into ▁its ▁three - year ▁advanced ▁di pl oma ▁program ▁out ▁of ▁ 6 5 0 ▁to ▁ 7 0 0 ▁applic ants . ▁Ad mission ▁is ▁based ▁pre domin antly ▁on ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁a ▁ 3 - stage ▁aud ition ▁process : ▁an ▁initial ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁performance ▁aud itions ▁— ▁in ▁which ▁candidates