▁Theatre ▁Depart ments ▁share ▁spaces ▁that ▁include ▁a ▁listening ▁lab , ▁an ▁electronic ▁piano ▁lab , ▁small ▁practice ▁rooms ▁and ▁three ▁separate ▁rooms ▁for ▁vocal , ▁string ▁and ▁wind ▁instruction . ▁The ▁film ▁department ▁has ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁equipment ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁developing ▁green ▁screen ing ▁rooms . ▁ ▁E SA ' s ▁Nancy ▁Main ▁Aud itor ium , ▁which ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁found ing ▁principal , ▁is ▁a ▁ 5 7 1 - se at ▁pro sc enium ▁arch ▁style ▁theatre ▁that ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁primary ▁performing ▁ven ue . ▁The ▁Nancy ▁Main ▁is ▁updated ▁regularly ▁and ▁provides ▁students ▁with ▁performing ▁opportun ities ▁and ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁learn ▁about ▁technical ▁production . ▁E SA ▁has ▁on ▁staff ▁a ▁professional ▁theatre ▁techn ician ▁who ▁over se es ▁all ▁produ ctions ▁at ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁building ▁built ▁for ▁Royal ▁York ▁Colleg iate ▁Institute ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁architect , ▁Gordon ▁Adam son , ▁whose ▁instrument al ▁in ▁design ing ▁post - war ▁modern ▁high ▁schools ▁in ▁E to b ico ke . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁E SA ▁student ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁Alex i ▁H alk et ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁principal ' s ▁office ▁following ▁an ▁incident ▁when ▁she ▁wore ▁a ▁black ▁c rop ▁top ▁that ▁res emble d ▁a ▁bra . ▁In ▁out rage , ▁students ▁across ▁ 2 5 ▁T D SB ▁schools ▁including ▁E SA ▁and ▁univers ities ▁st aged ▁a ▁protest ▁in ▁solid ar ity . ▁