Acting

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Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @ UWindsor

Program Overview & Highlights

Honours 4-Year Program
BFA

Take centre stage in this program that finds the perfect balance of conservatory style classes, performance, and academic course work. Develop your talent in this internationally recognized program. Audition required.

About the Audition

Candidates are asked to memorize and prepare two monologues. Each monologue should be approximately one minute in length. One monologue should be by a character from a play by Shakespeare. The other should be by a character from a published modern or contemporary play. You will also learn and present a movement sequence. In addition, your audition will include an improvised scene and cold reading.

Auditions

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Numerous double major, minor and certificates options – create your own dream career pathway

Develop skills sets that will translate to personal development and employability - writing, reading, communication, critical thinking, collaboration skills and many more

Learn through a great combination of studio-based classes and academic education

Strong faculty mentorship fosters deep connections between professors and students

Learn More About Our Program

100%

of our students are employed two years after graduation¹

¹ OUGS Fine and Applied Arts, 2020

Faculty & Staff

Student Recruitment Officer

Selena Randhawa

Recruiter - Business, FAHSS, Law, Education

Recruitment & Outreach Coordinator

Sheri Lowrie

FAHSS Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator

Selena Randhawa

Recruiter - Business, FAHSS, Law, Education

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Admission Requirements

High School Student from Canada

Course Requirements: English/ENG4U (min. avg. 60%)
Minimum Average: 70%
Mean Average: 86%
Audition. Audition info: uwindsor.ca/drama

High School Student from Outside Canada and the United States (International)

Course Requirements: English/ENG4U (min. avg. 60%)
Minimum Average: 70%
Mean Average: 86%
Audition. Audition info: uwindsor.ca/drama

Career Tracks

Actor
Director
Voice-over artist
Artistic director
Producer

Related Programs

Dramatic Art

English Language and Literature

Plan Your Program

Term: Fall 2025

Important Notes

GART 1500: Effective Writing is required for all first-year Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences majors.
6 courses are required for Fall and Winter of first year in BFA.

Required Course Notes

Major Courses

DRAM 1000 + lab
DRAM 1200
DRAM 1260
DRAM 1280

Non-Major Courses

FILM 1100
Effective Writing: GART 1500

Required Courses

DRAM 1000: Introduction to Theatre and Performance Studies I

DRAM 1200: Voice for the Actor I

DRAM 1260: Movement for the Actor I

DRAM 1280: Improvisation and Introduction to Acting for the Theatre I

GART 1500: Effective Writing I

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Learn More About Our Program

Faculty & Staff

Student Recruitment Officer

Selena Randhawa

Recruitment & Outreach Coordinator

Sheri Lowrie

Selena Randhawa

Admission Requirements

High School Student from Canada

High School Student from Outside Canada and the United States (International)

Career Tracks

Related Programs

Plan Your Program

Term: Fall 2025

Important Notes

Required Course Notes

Required Courses

DRAM 1000: Introduction to Theatre and Performance Studies I

DRAM 1200: Voice for the Actor I

DRAM 1260: Movement for the Actor I

DRAM 1280: Improvisation and Introduction to Acting for the Theatre I

GART 1500: Effective Writing I

Contact A Recruiter

Connect With Acting

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