At Cegep de Saint Hyacinthe in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada, Diploma in Interprétation théâtrale is offered as a diploma in Performing Arts programme. The programme runs for 6 semesters. Teaching is in French. Tuition for international students is CAD 19,610 per year (CAD 3,740 per year for local students).
Interprétation théâtrale is a technical DEC, delivered by the college's École de théâtre, that trains actors across the different facets of the craft for both stage and screen. Coursework covers improvisation, dubbing, on-camera acting, diction, singing, movement, and dramaturgy, developing students' artistic sensibility and capabilities within a professional context while cultivating enjoyment of performance, and students are challenged to take on characters that may be quite different from themselves. In the second year, students have the opportunity to take part in a placement (stage) abroad. In the third year, students perform in three professional productions staged at the college's 600-seat Salle Léon-Ringuet, with one production remounted at another major venue in Quebec. Admission requires submitting an audition request by a set date ahead of the audition itself. It suits students planning an acting career on stage or on screen who want conservatory-style, audition-based technical training combining classroom instruction with professional-level public performance experience before graduating.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The program states no specific academic course prerequisite beyond the Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES), but admission is conditional on a separate audition run by the École de théâtre, before the SRAM file is submitted: candidates prepare one or two dialogue scenes of their choice for the first audition round, and only shortlisted candidates are then invited to a workshop (stage) for which they must learn a short text in advance. As with all Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe programs, applicants apply through SRAM and must meet the college's French-proficiency conditions: a French-mastery or placement test where applicable, and the upgrading course 601-013-HY for weaker Secondary 5 French results, per the Cégep's admission-requirements page; every admitted student also sits the college's English placement test.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Application form to the École de théâtre must be received by 8 January 2027; auditions are held 30-31 January 2027 for candidates without a DEC or 13-14 February 2027 for those with a DEC, followed by a stage on 30 May 2027, ahead of the general SRAM process.
