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Admission
The deadline for the application for the One Year Acting Training Course is Wednesday October 30. Candidates must complete the Hagley College online application form and send in an application letter explaining their reasons for wanting to attend the course. Candidates will then attend a day-long audition workshop on Saturday November 9 comprising a practical group class in the morning and a personal interview in the afternoon. Results of the admission process will be announced Friday November 15.
Hagley Theatre School - One Year Acting Training Course 2025 Application Form
Hagley Theatre School - Six-Month Theatre Creation Course 2025 Application Form
The deadline for the application for the Six-Month Theatre Creation Course is Wednesday October 30. Candidates must complete the Hagley College online application form and send in a CV and a project proposal. The pre-requisite for this course is completion of the Hagley Theatre School’s One Year Acting Training Course or an equivalent higher education qualification in theatre or proven evidence of previous theatre experience.
Project proposal outline:
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Project working title
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What: project description (max 500 words)
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Who: people involved and their roles + potential partners/organizations
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Where: where the project will take place
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How: Preferable methodology or theatre style.
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When: Timeline and schedule.
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Cost: Include a short budget of your project.
Fees:
Enrolment Fee: $ 220
One Year Acting Training Course: $ 1800
Six-Month Theatre Creation Course: $ 1600
Under 19 students: Enrolment fee and donation.
Te Puna Wai o Waipapa—Hagley College subsidizes students under 19 and exempts them from paying course fees. However, HTS suggests that they donate a percentage of the total study cost of their choice to the school.
Other Information
History
The psychophysical training introduces a holistic approach to training the body, voice, and mind for specific acting-related techniques.
Pedagogical Approach
Hagley Theatre School's pedagogical vision is based on the question, "How can theatre be made an art form?"
Team
The journey begins with the ‘awakening’ of the poetic potential of the body.
Performances
Larval masks represent semi-formed faces, not yet a fully formed character.
Te Puna Wai o Waipapa – Hagley College
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