▁presented ▁each ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁Nancy ▁Main ▁Theatre , ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁since ▁the ▁school ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁The ▁department ▁particip ates ▁in ▁many ▁compet itions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁S ears ▁Ontario ▁D rama ▁Festival ▁where ▁it ▁has ▁won ▁many ▁awards ▁in ▁its ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁curr icul um ▁of ▁the ▁D rama ▁Department ▁is ▁broken ▁up ▁into ▁four ▁years , ▁each ▁year ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁last . ▁With ▁the ▁cul min ation ▁of ▁this ▁work , ▁students ▁produce ▁their ▁D rama ▁Show cases , ▁performed ▁through ▁the ▁final ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁year . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁a ▁new ▁acting ▁for ▁the ▁camera ▁program ▁was ▁added ▁at ▁the ▁grade ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁level ; ▁this ▁elect ive ▁program ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁all ▁students ▁regardless ▁of ▁their ▁major . ▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁art ▁The ▁Contempor ary ▁Art ▁Department ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁teaching ▁of ▁contemporary ▁arts ▁and ▁contemporary ▁phot ography ▁practice ▁at ▁E SA . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁the ▁department ▁began ▁with ▁two ▁teachers ▁and ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁students . ▁ ▁The ▁department ▁has ▁created ▁several ▁mur als ▁and ▁pieces ▁on ▁commission . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁mur als ▁have ▁included ▁those ▁for ▁N ors eman ▁Public ▁School , ▁H umber ▁Valley ▁Village ▁School , ▁Future ▁Bak ery , ▁Toronto ▁City ▁Hall , ▁the ▁Daily ▁B read ▁Food bank ▁and ▁Wood bine ▁Race ▁Track . ▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁exhib itions ▁at ▁E SA , ▁many