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Acting

Develop the practical skills and experience required to work in the performing arts as a stage and film actor, performing artist, performance maker, or arts facilitator.

Study acting

TAFE Queensland's comprehensive acting and performance courses will give you a solid grounding in acting, body and voice techniques, performance making skills, production theatre, entrepreneurial skills, community engagement, and performance theory. 

You'll benefit from our extended community of practice which includes ongoing relationships with schools, industry and student alumni. These partnerships will broaden your knowledge of the performing arts industry and prepare you for the employment and career opportunities within it. Acting students will also have regular opportunities to demonstrate your performance skills and abilities in our live performance and production events.

Our teaching staff are internationally recognised within the arts sector as performing artists in their own right. Working across theatre, opera, dance, new media, contemporary performance practice, playwriting, film-making and music our teachers bring with them a wealth of experience and knowledge. 

Career outcomes

  • Arts administration
  • Arts education
  • Arts facilitation
  • Directing
  • Film and TV
  • Independent theatre
  • Main-stage theatre
  • Playwriting
  • Producing
  • Radio
  • Self-devised work
  • Voice-over work

Acting showcase

Our creative and practical acting courses will prepare you to launch your career in the performing arts industry. Learn from industry-current teaching staff and practice your skills in front of live audiences in our black box theatre. 

 

Acting facilities

As a TAFE Queensland acting student you'll have access to a range of specialised performance and rehearsal spaces.

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