Programs
Created for our students, to serve their stories and give them voices.
FOUNDATION IN ACTING
Formed through a unique partnership between Windward Community College and East 15 Acting School (London, UK), HCPA offers focused professional actor training through several programs, the principal of which is their Foundation in Acting 1-year intensive training certification.
Internationally recognized training in current and industry-relevant skills.
The Foundation in Acting program trains aspiring performers in several methods of bringing characters and moments to life on stage and in new media, as well as script analysis, classical acting, voice and movement for the actor, and specialized skills ranging from stage combat to performance capture training.
The Foundation in Acting is recognized by East 15 Acting School as the equivalent of their own Foundation year training, and as a premium partner, HCPA students who graduate from the Foundation in Acting program may matriculate to several of East 15’s BA programs with dedicated scholarships of $5000 per annum (available only to HCPA grads), entering as a Junior, with only two years of training remaining to complete their BA.
HCPA only accepts 10 to 16 students per year on their Foundation in Acting program, by audition only, and provides full tuition scholarships for every student who successfully auditions onto the program.
FOOTHOLDS: UK SHAKESPEARE EXPERIENCE STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM
Every Summer a cohort of students avails themselves of our scratch-built study abroad to London and Stratford-upon-Avon. Our faculty has worked carefully with partners at East 15 Acting School, The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, and the Royal Shakespeare Company to build an intensive two-week experience every July.
SWORDS-N-SURF STAGE COMBAT WORKSHOP
Presented in collaboration with Dueling Arts International, this two-week intensive workshop trains participants in the six major weapon disciplines of theatrical combat: Unarmed, Quarterstaff, Broadsword, Rapier and Dagger, Single Rapier, and Smallsword. Those who successfully complete the workshop will be offered the opportunity to test for recognition as Actor Combatants with Dueling Arts International in all six weapons.
The teaching team for this workshop includes industry specialists in dramatic combat and stunt coordinators from Los Angeles who not only offer their high-quality training and years of industry experience, but also open doors to professional work in productions in the film industry and on stage at the many repertory theaters they work at every year.