As a Dramatic Arts (DART) student, you’ll work with exceptional faculty, artists and theatre professionals from Niagara, the GTA, across Canada and internationally. Our degrees celebrate courses that integrate theory and practice. We explore ways in which creativity and analysis are linked culturally, historically, and in students’ own projects.

DART mounts an annual season of productions directed and produced by faculty, guest artists, students and staff working at the leading edges of performance, research and practice. You will immerse yourself in creative and production roles, mentorships and project courses led by theatre professionals, internships and co-op placements with regional theatres, or research assistantships with faculty and visiting artist-scholars.

These work-integrated learning experiences will translate your skills into professional theatre, provide opportunities in diverse employment avenues, and prepare you for further study beyond graduation. We encourage you to leverage all work and life experiences for successful opportunities in diverse experiences that will lead to future careers.

We foster and facilitate opportunities for you to work in and around the Niagara region as an extension of the classroom. Our programs offer exceptional opportunities for working with industry professionals who facilitate experiential learning through co-op placements, internships and abundant performance, production and related opportunities on stage and with companies and organizations of the live and performing arts as well as with many diverse companies and organizations that foster the development of non-theatre skills that are also key to building employable competencies.

Students can also acquire industry-specific experience through a range of in-house training opportunities offered as paid employment. You’ll graduate from our programs with the practical industry experience and adaptability needed to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and succeed not just in fine and performing arts, but with skills that can be applied to any of your postgraduate endeavours.

Working with community partners and visiting artists, all students at the MIWSFPA can explore, take risks and achieve your goals in performance, production, exhibiting, curating, arts management and writing. We count numerous alumni among the professional artists and administrators working in the region and across Canada, and connect you with those who can make a difference.

Concentrations in Theatre Creation, Performance, and Design and Production are available.

You must complete the DART Invitational to be considered for admission to this program.

Scene from the Métis Nutcracker, our fall mainstage in 2025.