The school was founded in 1965 as a small
theatre arts course first held on the King Edward Campus of Vancouver City College, now
Vancouver Community College. Led by
Antony Holland, the course grew into a full program. In 1970 the program moved to new facilities on the Langara Campus and became known as Studio 58, named after the room number of the original theatre space. In 1985 Holland left and was replaced as
Artistic Director by
Kathryn Shaw, who retired in 2020 and was replaced by Courtenay Dobbie, who died in 2024 and was replaced by Interim Co-Artistic Directors Raes Calvert and Shizuka Kai.Shizuka Kai was replaced by Interim Co-Artistic Director Stephanie Elgersma. Paul Moniz de Sá was then named as the school's permanent Artistic Director. Studio 58's 2015/2016 season celebrated their 50th anniversary. ==Notable staff==