low ning , ▁comm edia ▁dell ' arte , ▁story t elling , ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁technique , ▁and ▁various ▁classical ▁and ▁contemporary ▁scene ▁studies . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁this , ▁students ▁take ▁courses ▁in ▁text ▁analysis , ▁contact ▁impro vis ation , ▁dialect ology , ▁aud ition ▁technique , ▁theatre ▁history , ▁the ▁business ▁of ▁acting , ▁and ▁the ▁Alexander ▁technique . ▁The ▁program ▁is ▁int ensive , ▁sometimes ▁requiring ▁students ▁to ▁train ▁for ▁up wards ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁hours ▁on ▁a ▁single ▁day . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁also ▁particip ate ▁in ▁five ▁full - scale ▁produ ctions ▁throughout ▁their ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁training . ▁Third - year ▁students ▁work ▁with ▁professional ▁direct ors , ▁stage ▁man agers , ▁design ers , ▁and ▁techn icians ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁full ▁season ▁of ▁plays ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Young ▁Centre ▁for ▁the ▁Perform ing ▁Arts . ▁Additionally , ▁second - year ▁students ▁dev ise ▁and ▁present ▁a ▁children ' s ▁theatre ▁show ▁each ▁November ▁and ▁December ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁stories ▁of ▁children ’ s ▁author ▁Robert ▁Mun sch . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁training ▁and ▁performances , ▁the ▁school ▁provides ▁a ▁ment or ship ▁program ▁in ▁which ▁third - year ▁students ▁are ▁individually ▁pa ired ▁with ▁a ▁successful ▁theatre ▁pract ition er ▁who ▁ment ors ▁each ▁student ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁gradu ation . ▁Third - year ▁students ▁are ▁also ▁offered ▁three - week - long ▁work sh ops ▁in ▁motion ▁capture ▁and ▁voice - over ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁Bey ond