Program Overview

Program Overview & Highlights

Acting

The Acting program at the University of Windsor is a four-year Honours program that offers a unique blend of conservatory-style classes, performance, and academic coursework. This internationally recognized program is designed to help students develop their talent and prepare for a successful career in the performing arts.

About the Audition

Candidates are asked to memorize and prepare two monologues, each approximately one minute in length. One monologue should be by a character from a play by Shakespeare, while the other should be by a character from a published modern or contemporary play. In addition to the monologues, candidates will also learn and present a movement sequence, participate in an improvised scene, and engage in a cold reading.

Auditions

Auditions for the Acting program are currently on hold.

Program Benefits

• Numerous double major, minor, and certificate options allow students to create their own dream career pathway.
• Develop skills sets that will translate to personal development and employability, including 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.

Career Tracks

• Actor
• Director
• Voice-over artist
• Artistic director
• Producer

Related Programs

• Dramatic Art
• English Language and Literature

Faculty & Staff

Student Recruitment Officer

• Selena Randhawa
• Recruiter - Business, FAHSS, Law, Education

Recruitment & Outreach Coordinator

• Sheri Lowrie
• FAHSS Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator

Admission Requirements

High School Student from Canada

• Course Requirements: English/ENG4U (min. avg. 60%)
• Minimum Average: 70%
• Mean Average: 86%
• Audition required

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 required

Career Tracks

• Actor
• Director
• Voice-over artist
• Artistic director
• Producer

Plan Your Program

Term: Fall 2025

• Program paused for Fall 2025

Land Acknowledgement

The University of Windsor sits on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, which includes the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. We respect the longstanding relationships with First Nations people in this place in the 100-mile Windsor-Essex peninsula and the straits – les détroits – of Detroit.