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Coming July 2018: YOUTH SUMMER INTENSIVE (13-14, 15-18) An intensive summer program for junior and high school students in theater arts. This challenging two week program covers a broad range +

A reminder that we do not have classes from February 17-19, 2018.  Classes resume on Tuesday, February 20. Enjoy the weekend!

ICYMI: PTE School Director talks winter class registration and schools Global News Morning’s Kevin Hirschfield on improv games. Check it out!

Join One Trunk Theatre Artistic Director Andraea Sartison for Devised Theatre, a 20 week course diving into the exciting, challenging world of collaborative theatre creation! In this course students will +

Join us on June 3rd for a fundraiser for PTE School!

  PTE School Adult Company Presents Last Train To Brooklyn & Deliver Me by Theresa Rebeck Directed by Brenda McLean May 5 @ 7:30 PM May 6 @ 2:00 PM May 6 +

PTE Young Company Presents: Punk Rock by Simon Stephens Directed by Debbie Patterson & Arne MacPherson April 21 @ 7:30 PM April 22 @ 7:30 PM In a private school +

Spring registrations are officially open! KIDS CLASSES: Story to Stage, ages 6-9 This skill building program will encourage students to explore role-playing, improvising, scene creation and more. Each class begins +

Wanna Fool Around?  Take a Bouffon Workshop! 16 hours of mockery, mischief and mayhem await you as the creator of Red Bastard teases out your inner BOUFFON.   Find your critical +

Welcome to Finding the Funny, a creative writing class that introduces you into the weird and quirky world of standup comedy. In this class you will learn different writing techniques +

  Registrations for our Winter classes are now online! KIDS CLASSES: Mission Munsch, ages 6-9 How Munsch fun can you have?  Explore the fun of theatre with the books of Robert +

A fundraiser for PTE School The traditional Manitoba Social gets a twist for PTE School’s upcoming fund raiser The Social Cabaret, Saturday, June 4 at 7:30. With Cory Wojcik as +

PTE @ PTE presents ANTIGONE by Sophocles Directed by Debbie Patterson From the ancient ruins of Greece comes the epic tale of Antigone. When Antigone goes against the law of +

PTE School Adult Company Presents Oedipus Rex by Sophocles Directed by Brenda McLean From the ancient ruins of Greece comes the epic tale of Oedipus Rex. A hero tragically fated +

PTE School Young Company Presents Filthy Rich by George F. Walker Directed by Spenser Payne April 15 @ 7:30 PM April 16 @ 2:00 PM  April 16 @ 7:30 PM +

Check out our new SPRING CLASSES starting April 09th! ADULT CLASSES TEEN CLASSES KIDS CLASSES

Having trouble as the new kid in school? Unlucky in love? Feeling like everyone hates you? You’re in luck! Now you can use the CSIS’s techniques of wiretapping, code-breaking, and +

There is still space available in our 8 week SCENE STUDY class which starts on Tuesday February 02 and runs 7:00pm to 9:30pm culminating with a presentation during our end +

Well respected veteran Winnipeg actor and voice over artist, Brian Richardson, will be teaching the Winter Term session of VOICE OVER 2. He is an excellent instructor with a slightly +

NEW YEAR – NEW START! PTE @ PTE Starts on January 12th and we have 2 spaces left. Call now to make an audition appointment in January! If you are a committed +

We will be holding our 2nd round of PTE@PTE auditions on Tuesday, December 15th. If you are a committed theatre artist, this is an opportunity to take your craft to +

Here is what some of our Alumni have said about the Professional Training Ensemble at Prairie Theatre Exchange (PTE @ PTE); AUDITIONS for the 2015 PTE @ PTE Program are on December +

Samara Von Rad   PTE @ PTE was definitely one the best decisions I have made for my career. I met, and was taught by so many working professionals, it +

Auditions for the 2016 PTE @ PTE program are on Tuesday November 24, 2016. Call Ivan at (204) 925-5253 or email him at educationsvces@pte.mb.ca to book your audition with this year’s +

This year, I’m looking forward to teaching TWO On Camera classes at PTE School, (along with several film & TV industry guest instructors). The Acting On Camera class is on +

Wait till you hear this. It’s a hoot! Two of Winnipeg’s funniest people, Jane Testar and Cara Lytwyn are back at PTE School this year as the instructors for our FINDING FUNNY class! +

YOUNG ACTORS! Get up on our stage – Young Company (teens) and Junior Company (12 to 14) Auditions on Monday September 21! Call (204) 925-5253 Our YOUNG COMPANY director, Spenser +

Brenda McLean, in addition to being Head of Wardrobe at Prairie Theatre Exchange, Co-Artistic Leader of Theatre Incarnate, performing with The Talentless Lumps, & everything else under the sun that +