Henderson County Performing Arts Center
to entertain, to educate, to change lives.
The theatre is very active in the community through its participation in the Chamber of Commerce and the various tourism programs.
The mission statement of the theatre simply stated is: We Entertain. We Educate. We Change Lives. In that endeavor, the theatre opened its Education Building and Black Box Theatre on the property to provide more outreach programs for the community and to continue the efforts to present quality entertainment by utilizing a new, additional playing space. We are a full service Community Theatre that provides more than just entertainment for the area. We are committed to bringing the theatre arts to all ages. We have a strong working relationship with the college and the Independent School Districts in the region.
The Henderson County Performing Arts Center has committed to a capital campaign to invest in the future of the theatre. The Legacy program will enlist the support of the communities, civic organizations, schools, families, patrons and ARTS supporters who understand the part arts organization play in a community's overall quality of living.
The theatre is committed to building a community that lasts. People from diverse cultural, economic and social backgrounds come together to create engaging theatre productions, learn life skills and celebrate what is best within themselves. HCPAC plays a vital role in creating future arts supporters and audiences by making theatre available and accessible to the entire community. We welcome all who wish to participate and offer opportunities that do not exist elsewhere. We attract a wide and diverse range of participants and audiences through our youth programs, education activities, community awareness programs and professional entertainment that touches all who participate.
Over the 46 years of operation, thousands of people have participated in our programs. Involvement, particularly at a young age, in an activity that challenges, teaches and enlivens has a lasting impact on the people we become. Whether our actors go on to pursue careers in the arts or other fields, involvement in the theatre brings out the best they can offer to the world.
For our young actors the impact is transformational. They have found a safe haven in HCPAC to explore themselves in their own creative medium. Young people and Seniors alike who are struggling with their lives can discover their innate strengths and talents through participation in a creative, collaborative way.
We are, by all accounts, the grassroots catalyst for the arts, providing these additional services to the community:
• Year-round opportunities for participation through summer camps, special events and a myriad of onstage experiences
• Production and rehearsal space for other theatre groups when HCPAC is not in production
• Technical assistance to other civic and performing groups, including school district theatres
• Incubator space for developing playwrights
• Mentoring opportunities in acting, dance, music and technical theatre
Located in beautiful East Texas, HCPAC is one of many great attractions you will find in Athens, Texas
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