MFA Theatre Voice Pedagogy
The MFA in Theatre Voice Pedagogy program is offered every other year. It will begin accepting applications for Fall 2027 starting November 1, 2026.
Program application deadline: January 31
The only graduate degree program in Canada dedicated to training professionals in voice, speech and text instruction.
Highlights:
- Intensive Training with full access to David Ley's teaching and coaching - one of Canada's foremost voice, speech and text specialists
- Individualized attention in a small, select cohort
- Ample opportunities to teach and coach in the Department of Drama over the two years of study, including theatrical and public speaking coaching
You will experience:
- Practical experience in all elements of voice production, speech facility, dialect, and text interpretation in the context of theatre and public speaking
- Studies in speech science, typically in the Speech Pathology and Audiology department
- Observation of faculty teaching and coaching
- Practical Graduate Teaching Assistantship work in an undergraduate oral communication course
- Supervised practical experience with voice coaching in the department and in the broader theatre community
- A thesis project consisting of the preparation and execution of a major voice coaching assignment for the Department of Drama's resident theatre company, or for an outside professional production.