Career Opportunities
Acting
In the second year of training “Audition Techniques/The Business of Being an Actor” is taught by PCPA Theaterfest’s Casting Director. During this course a student supported Actors Co-op brings in 15-20 artistic directors and casting directors to audition students for internships and employment as they leave the program. Numbers of students each year also transfer to prestigious BFA programs around the country, leaving PCPA with over 70 units of transferable credit.
PCPA also offers a summer company and acting internship program.
Technical Theatre
The immersive technical training with professional crafts persons along with the introduction of skills and techniques in stage management, scenic design artistry, music directing/conducting, carpentry, lighting, costume design, properties, and sound serve students as they head into a competitive marketplace. Internships in theatrical production are offered as an opportunity to enhance existing skills and add to a portfolio/resume through the participation and mentorship in a specific area of professional technical theatre production such as:
| Stage management | Scenic design assistant |
| Scenic artist | Music directing/conducting |
| Carpentry | Lighting |
| Costume design | Properties |
| Sound |
Numbers of students each year also transfer to prestigious BFA programs around the country, leaving PCPA with over 70 units of transferable credit.
SPOTLIGHT
David Flamm
Basic Law Enforcement Academy Student
"I chose the academy because it was local and it's one of the best. The academy is a very rigorous program that has demanded the utmost of my physical capability, my time requirements and everything that I'm capable of doing and bringing to the program. It's challenged me, it's challenged my teammates and it will challenge anyone else that decides to join."
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Drama student Chrissi want to have a long career as a professional actor
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