Acting is a skill that everyone can learn. We can help get you started.
Providing quality theatre education is as important to us as providing performance opportunities.
At the start of each school year, we run a three weekend Scene Study course. This course covers the basic skills needed for stage acting, and culminates in a public performance so our students can build confidence onstage and get the recognition they deserve for their hard work. Fall Scene Study is open to both teens and adults, grade 8 and up.
New in Fall 2026, we are offering weekly children's theatre classes, in partnership with Skyline Dance Studio. Recreational Theatre is offered on Monday nights from September - December, and is recommended for ages 7 - 12.
More information and registration details are below.
Fall Scene Study
Teens and Adults (Grade 8 and up)
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Acting is a skilled trade. Anyone can learn to do it, and can learn specific techniques to get a lot better at it. That’s what Scene Study is for.
Ctrl-ART-Del's Scene Study courses cover the basics of acting technique, all through hands-on work. You’ll get a taste of working as an ensemble, be cast in a scene from a contemporary play, get individual rehearsal time with a professional director and finish off by performing your scene for an audience at the end of the course.
Plus, following our fall presentation, we announce our next season of plays, so you’ll be the first to know.
What to Expect:
This course is ideal both for people who have never been onstage before but want to learn the basics, and for people who have already worked in school or community theatre, and want to know more.
This three-weekend long course covers the basics of contemporary theatre acting skills.
Students will learn to analyze text, create clear objectives, practice voice and breathing work and move confidently onstage. They will be coached through performing a monologue of their own choosing, participate in group table reads, work as an ensemble to to identify themes and story arcs in scripts, and finally, be cast in short scenes from contemporary plays and put their new skills to work.
Who Can Participate:
The fall course is open to teens (grade 8 and up) and adults of any experience level. There is no audition requirement for participation. Registration is first-come, first-serve. Beginners and anxious performers are very welcome.
If you've taken scene study previously, you are welcome to take it again. We work on all new plays each season, so there won’t be any overlap in course materials.
The fall course costs $90/participant. If this is a barrier to you, please reach out to us at info@ctrlartdel.ca and we will provide a bursary.
2026 Dates
Classes run from 10 AM - 4 PM at the Minden Lions Hall on the following dates: September 19/20, September 26/27, and October 3.
On October 4, 2026, we will meet at the Haliburton Legion at 10 AM to rehearse for our final presentation. Friends, family, and the general public are invited to join us downstairs in the Club Room at 3 PM to watch the presentation of student work and for the unveiling of our 2027 season.
What to Prepare:
Please bring in a contemporary monologue between one and two minutes long for the first day of class.
This monologue can be from a play, a novel, or a poem. Please avoid self-written material, and monologues from movies or television where you will be tempted to do an imitation of the original actor who performed the piece. The most important thing is that it is a piece of writing that you really like and enjoy performing. We don’t care about the age or the gender of the character, as long as you can relate to it.
Monologues do not need to be memorized, but please be familiar with the material. Please bring a paper copy of your monologue with you to class (not a version on your phone). If you need help printing your monologue, contact us at info@ctrlartdel.ca.
If you aren’t sure where to find a monologue, there are links in the registration form to monologues you can use for this course.
If you have any questions about monologues, contact us at info@ctrlartdel.ca. We can help.
Please plan to bring or buy your own lunch.
If you’re someone who likes taking written notes, feel free to bring along a notebook.
All other materials for the course will be provided for you.
Youth Recreational Theatre
Ages 7 - 12
Our Recreational Theatre class is the perfect place for young performers who love to act! Designed for ages 7 - 12, this fun and supportive class introduces students to the fundamentals of acting through theatre games, improv exercises, and scene work.
Through high energy, play-based activities, we will learn voice and breath exercises, discover new ways to use our bodies to show emotion, explore language, text, and objectives, and inhabit characters of all kinds.
Offered as a recreational program through Skyline Dance Studio, classes run on Monday evenings, 6:45 - 7:40, from September 14 - December 18.
No stage experience is required to take this class, and students do not need to be dancers to participate. We recommend the class for ages 7+, as students will need some basic reading skills to work with simple text.