1990-1999
1999
A cabaret space is opened at the Monument-National. The Balustrade has seating for about fifty.
The School’s annual budget is $5,456,358.
1998
Work begins on computerizing the Library's collections.
1997
Inauguration of the School’s first Open House activity, held within Quebec’s first Journées de la culture, a province-wide event created to democratize access to art and culture by the population.
1996
The Quebec government transfers the Michel and Suria Saint-Denis Pavilion to the School, after carrying out renovations to ensure that the building meets public standards.
1995
A major five-year fundraising campaign is launched to endow the School’s Bursary Funds, with the slogan "On a beau avoir du talent.../Talent and education are not enough..." By 2000, the campaign would exceed its $2 million goal.
1994
An ambitious pilot project for training directors takes in its first students. The funds for the two-year training project come from the Innovation Assistance Program of the Department of Human Resources Canada. Despite the success of the experiment, the funds to continue the program were not forthcoming.
1993
On June 21, the renovated Monument-National is officially opened. It holds two theatres: the large Ludger-Duvernay Theatre, with seating for 804 and the du Maurier Theatre, a versatile 125 to 180-seat studio space, as well as a 100-seat café soon to be baptized the Café Hydro-Québec. There are also new dressing rooms, a bar, shops and a lighting laboratory. The importance of the facility confirms the School’s deep roots in Montreal's community.
The Monument-National begins receiving subsidies from the Quebec Department of Culture and Communications as a major multidisciplinary performance venue. It begins to provide space for professional shows produced outside the NTS.
1992
Graduating students from the Acting Program travel to Russia for a practical training period at the Moscow Theatre School.
1991
Work begins on restoring the Monument-National. The renovation budget is $18 million.
A fundraising campaign is launched to restore the Monument-National, and reaches its goal of $1.5 million
1990
The Federal Minister of Communications, Marcel Masse, arranges a $1,011,000 grant to the School to wipe out its deficit due to chronic under-funding.
The School submits a brief to the Task force on training in the cultural sector of Canada, entitled The National Theatre School of Canada in the 1990s: Great Challenges Ahead.
The School comes up with three options for operating the Monument-National, once renovated. One, to serve mainly as a performance venue. Two, to meet demand from outside users. Three, to focus on training and share its facilities with the artistic community. The School chooses the third option, which is backed up by a petition signed by over one hundred people, including the most important names in the performing arts community.
The proposal and the petition are submitted, and the Quebec government agrees to contribute to renovating the Monument-National, by matching the amount contributed by the federal government.
A Playwriting Chair Fund is created, with the goal of supporting English-language Canadian playwriting, thanks to a Playwright-in-Residence Program. Over the years, many major playwrights would occupy this chair, including Jason Sherman and Daniel MacIvor.
The Board of Governors creates the Gascon-Thomas Award, named in honour of Jean Gascon and Powys Thomas, two of the School’s founders. Every year, the award goes to an Anglophone and a Francophone artist to salute their exceptional contribution to the growth of theatre in Canada.
The School’s annual budget reaches $3,166,893.