Opportunities for Learning
(Not Applicable for AACE Membership)
The acting training environment is a very specific subsect of teaching because inherent in the craft is the exploration of the self which requires deeply personal connections. Educators and coaches need to hone their teaching craft to encourage actors to be brave and feel safe enough to be vulnerable.
Part of AACE's mandate is to help coaches and educators find courses, workshops, seminars, lectures, podcasts and any other sector-specific and additional educational opportunities to help them fulfill their AACE commitment to ongoing education.
If you know of any educational opportunities, specific to acting training that we should include on our list please CONTACT US
Additional Education Links
(Not Applicable for AACE Membership)
Anti-Harassment, Bullying and Violence
Helping Survivors – Sexual Abuse and Assault Resources
AfterMeToo – Symposium Episodes
Danatec – Respectful Workplace – Preventing Harassment and Violence
TCP Training – Sexual Harassment Course
Compliance Training Group – Conflict Resolution in the Workplace for Supervisors and Employees
Syntrio – Workplace Harassment and Bullying: Managing Threats to a Respectful Work Culture
Compliance Training – Nationwide Sexual Harassment Awareness for Supervisors
EDI, Anti-Oppression & Allyship
Right To Be – Bystander Intervention, Conflict De-Escalation, Mitigate Implicit Bias
JHup Theater – Culturally Competent and Trauma-Informed Teaching in the Age of MAGA and Brexit – Sylvan Baker, Stephen Buescher, and Kaja Dunn
ArtReach – Anti-Oppression and Equity Training
Race Forward – Racial Equity series is a collection of interactive training for those who wish to sharpen their skills and strategies to address structural racism and advance racial equity.
People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond – PISAB is a national, multiracial, anti-racist collective of organizers and educators, is dedicated to building a movement for social transformation. Our aim is to undo racism and other forms of oppression.
edX: University of British Columbia – Gender and Sexuality: Applications in Society
SAG-AFTRA, Race & Storytelling Video –Naheyawin Centre
The CARE Coalition – An Introductory Guide – Musical Theatre Educators Alliance – US.
Minors
AACE 2023 Acting Educators Conference Panel Discussion – Coaching Young Performers in Commercials Workshop – Steven Mann, Sarah Sheps & Robert Kennedy – FREE
ACTRA Toronto – Stage Parents Survival Seminar – YouTube Panel Discussion – July 15, 2021
Tips for Parents and Children on Set FAQ – ACTRA Toronto
Intimacy, Respect and Consent
Red Cross – Respect Education Courses Theatrical Intimacy – Foundations of Race, Intimacy & Consent
ACTRA Toronto: Best Practices in Scenes involving Nudity, Simulated Sex and Sexual Violence
Intimacy Coordinators Canada – Resources and guides
Intimacy Choreographers and their importance to the future of theatre performance -Article – OnStage Blog
What Does Consent Look Like – Helping Survivors
ACTSAFE: Support for Performers Mental Health, Before, During and After Covid 19
ACTRA Toronto: Best Practices in Scenes involving Nudity, Simulated Sex and Sexual Violence
Intimacy Coordinators Canada – Resources and guides
ACTSAFE: Support for Performers Mental Health, Before, During and After Covid 19
Inclusion
ACTRA Toronto: Working with Queer Performers.
The 519: Glossary of Terms
MyPronouns.org: What are Personal Pronouns and why do they matter?
Mental Health
Mental Health Commission of Canada – Mental Health First Aid
Center for Adolescent Studies – Introduction to Compassion as a Resilience Tool for Helping Professionals
Acting Teacher Resources
AACE Panel Discussion – Behind the Scenes – A Nuts & Bolts Legal Clinic for Acting Studio Owner/Operators – With Ruby Joy, Jennifer Wigmore and Madeline Werker – in partnership with ALAS Ontario – YouTube Link – FREE
Behind the Scenes – A Nuts & Bolts Legal Clinic for Acting Studio Owner/Operators – Resource List
Designing Safe Spaces – Jennifer Wigmore – AACE Conference 2023 – Resource List
Got Your Back: The State of Acting Training in Canada: A Summary of the Results from Got Your Back’s 2018 National Survey
Canadian Theatre Educators Conference (CRTC) – Teaching Resources
Musical Theatre Educators Alliance (MTEA) – Journal of Teaching Resources
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ACTRA Toronto, Best Practices in Scenes involving Nudity, Simulated Sex and Sexual Violence
Canadian Creative Industries Code of Conduct: Read The Code (EN) / Lire Le Code (FR)
Got Your Back, Canadian Training Institution Policies
Got Your Back, Canadian Theatre and Union Harassment Policies & Codes of Conduct
Find Your Acting Class – American organization committed to breaking the cycle of abuse in acting classes
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HAVEN Helpline – available to ACTRA, EQUITY and DGC members