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Story Institute Acting School

Acting School & Acting Classes | Vancouver

Certficate Classes

Acting Courses for Success
FULL-TIME

Acting | Film Production | Voice-Over

Certificate Courses

Certificate Programs at Story Institute deliver a world-class curriculum, uniquely crafted by experienced Hollywood actors and top industry professionals. Each program is carefully structured to equip students with essential skills, techniques, and practical insights for launching their careers

Acting Certificates Overview

The Professional Actor Certificate
The Professional Actor Diploma program is a state-of-the-art hybrid of classic, core acting techniques, emergent cutting-edge skills, and business training that prepare students for professional careers in live-action and voice over performance for film, television, commercials, animation, video games, podcasts, and other emergent media.

Class Schedule: Mon- Fri 10am - 2pm. These 6-months create the skills and knowledge required for a lifetime career.

Also available as an evening ONLINE Certification - The Professional Actor ONLINE Class Mon-Fri 5.30pm - 9.30pm

The Working Actor Certificate
A working actor is someone who is paid for the efforts and many actors wait for the phone to ring, having their agent invite them to audition for opportunities. This is always a welcome call but actors do not need to wait to be invited in order to create paid work opportunities. Today's actor needs to also create their own opportunities as they also execute the auditions secured for them by their agents. This course informs actors and gives them the skills to generate paid work they can hire themselves for while they pursue the bigger tv, film, and voice-over projects. This course outlines each step from creating concepts, to marketing these ideas, to performing them, all the way through to building these ideas into steady revenue streams. Class Schedule: 5.30pm - 9.30pm M-F

Program Highlights

The Professional Actor

  • On-Camera Performance Skills: Develop techniques for engaging, professional on-screen acting.
    Live Performance Training: Gain confidence and adaptability performing for live audiences.
    Technical Production Skills: Learn lighting, sound, camera operation, and editing to enhance project quality.
    Script Development & Ideation: Create compelling concepts and structure professional scripts.

The Working Actor

  • Project Creation & Self-Distribution: Build, pitch, and distribute independent projects for revenue generation.
    Portfolio & Pitch Development: Compile a portfolio and develop pitch decks to secure opportunities.
    Industry Guidance: Receive mentorship from experienced Hollywood actors and industry professionals.
    Career Building: Prepare to secure auditions, create revenue streams, and launch a sustainable acting career.
Certificate Benefits
  Credential: Certificate
  •   Create Professional Film Projects
  •   Qualifies for Student Aid
  •   Add IMDb credits
  •   Create Additional Revenue Streams while in school
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Student Reviews
Tristan Riverdale

“The teachers I had were amazing and I love them to death! Since then, I’ve had several profound opportunities at the beginning of my acting career, such as opportunities on RiverdaleCharmedLifetime TV , and FX Network, which have served as significant building blocks for the future! Nothing but pure love for the teachers, Michael Coleman, and my absolutely amazing experience here!”

Tristan Cabida – 2023 Student Alumni

Carmen - Acting school success

“My name is Carmen Pearce. I am a 63 old Canadian female fulfilling a lifelong dream to become a Actress, writer and surprisingly voiceover where I have received so much Joy.
I have been attending my second term with StoryInstitute , The Professional Actor and now The Working Actor.
Story Institute offers experienced instructors such as Peter New, Mabel Clements, Joel McCarthy, Jon Cor and many more of the great experienced Actors , Directors, Producers sharing their experiences and great knowledge.
I have a special appreciation of Story Institute as I have been learning to write my own stories and tell my stories through acting, inprov, voiceover, script writing .
I am very grateful and proud to apart of Story Institute . .. Thank You Michael Coleman. 😊

Carmen Pierce – Double Certificate Student 

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“I am a working, trained actor and I have also done the whole spectrum of voice-over work for 25 years. I needed a new set of skills.
The skills they teach and the individual guidance in the class is phenomenal. It is a very high, professional standard – even beyond in fact as the teachers are industry people who work in the industry themselves at a very high level. Each class has something new and exciting to teach where you are encouraged to throw yourself in at the deep end and are directed beautifully through the delivery process in class while in the recording studio. Constant gems are thrown in on how to think through the endless choice of characters while developing them on the spot – even during class we see immediate results on characterisation layering.”

Claudia Coulter  – Certificate Student

The Professional Actor Certificate:

6 Months/ 26 weeks 

480 Hours

The Working Actor Certificate:

6 months / 26 weeks

520 hours

Class Schedules:

Mornings: Monday to Friday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Evenings: Monday to Friday 5:30 pm-9:30 pm

Professional Actor Certificate

Working Actor Certificate

    • Graduated Grade 12 (or equivalent) or being 18 years old
    • ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants with mature students status, and/or students whose first language is not English, below are the minimum scores required from any one of the following tests in English proficiency: IELTSTOEFLTOEIC or Cambridge
      • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): minimum score required is 68 for the internet-based exam, 190 for the computer-based exam and 520 for the paper-based exam
      • Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC): minimum score required is 700
      • Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE): minimum level achieved B1
    • International English Language Testing Service (IELTS): minimum score required is overall 6.0

Intake dates:
April 6th 2026

July 6th 2026

September 28th 2026

How much does the program cost?

$11,900.00 Domestic Tuition
$12,900.00 International Tuition

Ask about grants and scholarships and 0% finance options as most of our students pay less than $100/month

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0% Financing Options

No Deposit Required

No Payments Until 6 Months After Graduation

Scholarships Available

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