Hagen Core Training is:
- An affordable, full-time, one-year Theatrical Training program taught by world-class teaching artists and professional practitioners of the art of acting
- An integrated progressive curriculum of essential classes that includes deep study in Acting Technique, Scene Study, Script Analysis, Movement, Alexander Technique, Voice and Speech
- Deeply rooted in the advanced teachings of Uta Hagen
- A safe practice space where you will grow into a state of constant discovery
Hagen Core Training is a full-time, one-year program designed for actors seeking full immersion in the practice of their craft. Taught over three terms by world-class faculty who are professional artists themselves, this program offers an integrated, progressive curriculum of essential classes derived from Uta Hagen’s core training exercises. Hagen Core Training is a rigorous, engaging, and powerful tool that will elevate your acting skills beyond your imagination.
Classes include Acting Technique, Scene Study, Script Analysis, Stage Movement, Alexander Technique, Voice, and Speech. Classes meet Monday through Friday from 9:30am to 3:30pm over three contiguous terms for a complete classload of 30 hours a week over a total of 32 weeks. You will probe, practice, stretch, risk, fail, play truthfully and find the courage not to settle for cliché or imitation. If you are prepared to train within an immersive creative environment that will be constantly demanding artistic excellence, Hagen Core training is for you.
Hagen Core Training Will Give You:
- Respect for the collaborative art and craft of acting
- Knowledge of your responsibility in the work, to your colleagues, to yourself and to the audience
- A solid approach to creating a role in the professional rehearsal situation
- Security in your own process, ability and purpose
- Greater physical and emotional stamina, flexibility and awareness
Admission into Hagen Core Training requires a live audition before teaching artists via online video chat. For your audition, please prepare two contrasting monologues of two-minutes each from contemporary published plays written in the last 50 years. Scheduling your online auditions will be arranged after your application submission is received. To apply contact hageninstitute@hbstudio.org
The National College Credit Recommendation Service has evaluated and recommends The Hagen Core Training for college credit transfer as equivalent to 52 credit hours in undergraduate study. NCCRS recommendations are recognized by over 1,500 accredited colleges and universities nationwide. For more information, visit www.nationalccrs.org/organizations/hb-studio.
Guest teaching artists will join the classroom to address special topics throughout the year.
International Students
Students of all nationalities are invited to apply for the Hagen Core Training. HB Studio regularly trains actors from around the world with a significant number of students hailing from across Asia, Europe and South America. International applicants will be required to obtain an F-1 visa to participate. Our International Student Advisors are available to assist you with this process. For a listing of the documentation required to apply as an international student, please see the “International Students Only” section of the Hagen Core application below.
Want to know more? Email international@hbstudio.org.