Small by design (12-student max per cohort), students enjoy the supportive family environment and essential one-on-one mentoring from industry professionals needed to succeed after taking acting classes. Students are more likely to improve and diversify their skill sets in environments where they are surrounded by like-minded individuals and receive strategic, one-on-one formative feedback from instructors that constantly challenge and improve their performances in real time. Manageable writing and acting class sizes ensure that each student gets the attention and quality acting lessons they’ll require.

As a Vancouver acting school and story hub, reparation for original media production is baked right into the curriculum, culminating in a final Capstone Project students can use to secure work or produce their own media after graduation at our acting college. In addition to skills and techniques acquired in our Vancouver acting classes, students learn every essential step of the “BIG 6″ ” STAGES OF PRODUCTION, including story development, pre-production, production, post-production, marketing, and distribution, preparing them to work on major film and media productions or building a master plan for the production of their own passion projects.

Training is just the beginning. As the industry continues to evolve (and it always will), you’ll inevitably have questions. After graduation, our acting college in Vancouver alumni become lifetime members of Story Institute, receiving free career guidance, mentorship, support, and access to our database of resources. We make it a priority to always stay on the cutting edge of what is happening today and what’s being developed for tomorrow. 

Understanding the unique challenges faced by secondary teachers in the delivery of arts education as they seek to support students who have arts career goals, we work with schools to provide free, in-class, industry-standard acting workshops, writing workshops, songwriting workshops, media development workshops, and follow-up mentorship. 

One of the oldest myths in the world is that of the “starving actor”, the “struggling writer”, the “penniless musician” – leading many to conclude that pursuing such as a career is just a pipe dream. Don’t believe it. Nothing could be further from the truth – so long as artists are trained with an entrepreneurial mindset. Truth is, the creative in you needs to shake hands with the businessperson in you, as soon as possible. Don’t worry, we’re here to help with that. At Story Institute acting school, every student learns the fundamentals of small business setup, financial self-management, business taxes, contracts, legal considerations, resume and portfolio development, and personal marketing strategy. After all, you’re effectively starting your own small business in which you are the product, the CEO, and the team. Don’t just take the best acting classes Vancouver has to offer; learn how to build and manage your business and be successful for years to come!

Like their instructors, our students have gone on to work in B.C.’s booming, multi-billion dollar film, TV, and digital media industry on productions like Riverdale, Letterkenny, Deadpool, Supernatural, Sabrina, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Flash, DC Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, iZombie, My Little Pony, Lego Star Wars and more. Voice acting in Vancouver has become almost as big as acting for film and television!

With a sincere desire to give back to local communities, we offer a host of scholarships tied to demonstrated volunteerism in community organizations and projects chosen by students themselves. Most people who commit to a life in the creative arts do so because they demand more of life. They don’t simply want to survive or exist; they want to use their influence to make the world a better place. Our students are encouraged to give back to their communities and neighbourhoods, participating in random acts of kindness and incentivized through unique scholarships. Ask us for details.