Artist Training

Paolo Santalucia, Courtney Lancaster, Daniel Williston, Akosua Amo-Adem, Sarah Koehn, Justin Many Fingers, Hannah Miller, and Qasim Khan. Photo: Jason Hudson

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The 2011/12 Soulpepper Academy

The Soulpepper Academy is a twelve month paid training and performance residency for actors between the ages of 22 and 26 years old. While at the Academy, actors will receive intensive professional training in ensemble and creation performance and will receive the opportunity to join the Soulpepper mainstage company for the 2012 repertory season.

Soulpepper strives to play a significant role in the development of future generations of theatre artists through the Soulpepper Academy. This full-time, paid training program was launched in 2006.

Read the full academy announcement

"My original intention was to pursue a career as a musician. So there were many experiences, from an acting standpoint, that I didn't have until I arrived here and one of those was being in a Shakespearean play. So at the age of 32, at the most prestigious classical theatre company in Canada, I made my Shakespeare debut!" - Mike Ross, Soulpepper Academy 06-08

"It's been a challenging, beautiful two years and whatever I do and whoever I become will absolutely be coloured by this experience." - Sarah Wilson, Soulpepper Academy 06-08

Academy Headshots

Photos by Sandy Nicholson

Please check back for upcoming information on auditions for the next Academy.