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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, we do.

Payment plans essentially mean that you will be paying for your workshops by installments. Payment plans are only applicable for our 8-Session workshops and some shorter Intensives and cannot be used with any of our other discount deals or discount codes.

We allow installments in 2 payments. The option to pay in installments will be available on the workshop page.

1: The 1st installment of your payment will be due before the semester begins.

2: The 2nd installment will be due on Week 2/Session 2 of the workshop(s) you attend.

Yes, you can. Simply email hello@hcac.sg with the heading “Workshop Audit”. Please note that we do not allow audits for one day workshops.

With the following information:
(i) Workshop name you want to sign up for
(ii) Your name
(iii) Your email
(iv) Your contact number

HCAC offers comprehensive, carefully structured and rigorous actor training workshops and programmes. We believe in providing the actor with a stable and reliable framework for his work through various methods of acting.

The actor’s instrument is his mind and body. This means that both the physical and mental muscles require consistent conditioning and research to keep the instrument sharp and prepared, ready to go at a moment’s notice.

This is why we review our curriculum meticulously and constantly check in with our students’ progress here. Our immersive training programme contain both depth (i.e. 8-session workshops) and breadth (i.e. short intensives) modules.

With training, actors become more acquainted with the strengths and weaknesses of their instrument, and are better able to be in control of it. They become more grounded in truth and are able to ensure greater sensitivity when approaching their work. Their work becomes more visceral, more in tune with the human condition and certainly, in most instances, more relatable.

HCAC also offers one-on-one coaching sessions to help actors prepare for various industry-related scenarios e.g. audition coaching, role coaching etc. Actors will receive personalised feedback on their material. We believe in producing actors and performers whose work is serviceable to the industry.

Everyone can benefit from creativity and self-expression.

In fast-moving societies (and particularly in Asia) people often suffer from high levels of stress. Many condition themselves to suppress their emotions and impulses, avoid taking risks, and fall into patterns of habit in their daily lives. Our programmes can help to release these unwanted tensions, encouraging you to step out of your comfort zone and experience life at its fullest.

HCAC offers a safe, judgment-free environment where everyone is free to discover themselves. Through acting, you will explore your consciousness, heighten your self-awareness and develop your sensitivity to the people and world around you. This in turn will benefit your life and career.

Even if you have no intentions of being an actor, our training can help you explore and express various facets of your personality. We aim to equip you will the skills to free your unique talent and creativity so that you become a confident, competing and effective communicator in your workplace and even at home.

At HCAC, we offer actor training/technique workshops, workshops that lead to productions, masterclasses, and several acting and creativity intensives.

Our HCAC Kids program is for kids aged 8-12 years.

For our adults and teens acting workshops, we usually accept students above the age of 17, unless otherwise stated.

For some of our workshops, we take in a group of mixed ages. Please refer to information on each workshop for more information.

You may sign up for as many workshops as your schedule allows. Some workshops may have pre-requisites before admission. Please refer to the individual description for each workshop for more information.

At HCAC we believe in the benefits of continuous training and development, both as actors and as people.

We design our workshops so that you may repeat them to deepen your understanding and enrich your skillset without feeling as if you are just learning the same thing over again.

If you take the same workshop again your coach will ensure there are new exercises and assignments to further your training and push your creative capabilities. Our priority is your personal and professional growth.

If you are a Student Card holder you can receive 50% off when you repeat any workshop that you have taken before.

If you have completed Method Acting 101 - 103, you are entitled to repeat the workshop for free.

Yes, we do.

All current students are entitled to $50 when they recommend HCAC to a friend. If your friend signs up for a programme, and once that friend has paid in full, you will be eligible for a $50 discount.

There are discount codes that we release on our Facebook, Telegram and Instagram. Follow us to keep track as these codes are available for a limited time only.

Facebook: www.fb.me/hcac.sg
Instagram: @hcac_sg
Telegram: @freeyourtalent

A semester is typically 8 weeks in duration. We have 5 semesters in a year.

If your regular session falls on a public holiday, we will arrange for an extra session to be held. This session will be held at the most convenient time for the majority of the workshop participants. There will be no extra charge for this session.

The HCAC Student membership has no expiry date. Being a member entitles you to discounts at HCAC and other partner organisations.

Discounts for Repeated Workshops – With the completion of a workshop in good standing, you are entitled to a 50% discount when signing up for the workshop again.

Other Student Benefits include:

- Free rehearsal space provided the majority of the members of your rehearsal group are from HCAC.

- Freedom to pitch and create your own work.
Your work will be produced by Method Productions, and with mentorship from industry professionals.

- Access to rehearsal space and professional equipment.

- Access to the HCAC library.
Our library boasts a collection of hundreds of literature, scripts, monologues, plays and readings.

- First dibs on auditions or casting calls from casting directors. Our school is frequented by many working professionals, directors and casting agents. We often receive news about casting calls and our students are usually the first ones to hear about it.

- First dibs on new workshop openings.
We regularly update our students on upcoming workshops every semester. We also conduct workshop previews for our students.

- Private networking sessions with industry professionals. The close-knit community here at HCAC inspires a strong bond between teachers, directors, and students.

- End of semester potluck. (Temporarily unavailable)
During the potluck, we gather, showcase our work during the semester, dine and play with one another.

Of course you can!

If you are in Singapore and wish to enroll in any of our programmes, just ensure that your visa allows you to stay for the full duration of a typical semester (8 weeks). Alternatively we also run intensive introductory sessions and masterclasses which are usually one or two days in length.

For your convenience, there are also several budget friendly hostels and hotels all within 5 minutes of HCAC. Contact us and we will gladly advise you on the possible accommodations available in the vicinity.