In any space where people gather, there is a risk of exposure to COVID-19 and its variants. All attendees and participants are asked to take personal responsibility for their own health and consider the well-being of others by taking necessary precautions. The PAC will adhere to the health and safety measures outlined by federal, state, and local public health and government officials. If additional regulations are implemented by these entities at the time of an event, we will update our policies accordingly. To protect yourself and others from COVID-19, the CDC recommends wearing a well-fitting, highly protective mask consistently.
FAQs
The Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center honors the diversity of cultures and experiences that enrich our world through the performing arts and nurtures local performing artists.
We continually seek growth opportunities and work diligently to serve all our stakeholders in richly diverse ways.
We believe the PAC plays a leading role in creating culture, promoting artistic excellence, and encouraging empathy for others. Therefore, we pledge that equity, diversity, and inclusion will continue to serve as high priorities in our future artistic work, educational programs, and casting and hiring practices.
We will continue to cultivate our relationships with artists, community leaders, educators, and families who come from extremely diverse backgrounds to learn how we can better serve all of our community.
Because all the world’s a stage, the performances and activities that take place on the PAC stage will continue to reflect what we believe in, what we wish for, and what we can achieve. Let’s come together to sing, dance, and above all else – to ACT!
There are no refunds for PAC events, but your unused tickets may be redeemed for a PAC Gift Certificate of equal value to be put toward a future ticket purchase or exchanged for tickets to another PAC event. For refunds for any other events at the PAC stage, you will need to contact that user group directly to learn of their refund policy.
Though Hardin County School organizations use the PAC free of charge, all potential users must submit a rental application at http://thepac.net/facility/. The PAC staff then reviews this application and, upon approval, sends the renter a contract. The renter must then return the contract, a 50% deposit, and proof of insurance to secure their dates. The process is the same for school organizations, but a deposit and proof of insurance are not required.
The entire JHHS/PAC building cost 32 million to build back in 2001. Of that cost, it is estimated that the PAC cost approximately 6 million, which is considerably less than it would’ve cost to build such a facility if it were a “stand-alone” structure separate from John Hardin High School.
The thing that separates theatre from all other media is that theatre is LIVE. In theatre, the audience’s participation is essential, mandatory even. By taking action out into the audience, patrons are encouraged to participate in a production actively. Doing so brings a theatrical production to life as opposed staring passively at a framed image, be it television, computer monitors, movie screens, or cell phones. The staging of action in the audience (often referred to as “breaking the fourth wall”) is an increasingly popular choice of stage directors.
HCECTV records many events that happen on the PAC stage. You can contact them about purchasing a DVD at 270.769.8855 or http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/tvp/index.htm. For information on DVDs of events not recorded by HCECTV, please contact the group performing that event. Please be aware that the copyright holders of many productions at the PAC restrict the use of recording devices due to stringent copyright infringement laws. When in doubt, please talk to a PAC staff member at the performance in question.
Although the PAC does not offer ongoing lessons, several organizations that use it do. You can learn more about them on our Additional Arts Resources page.
The PAC does, however, offer workshops conducted by visiting artists such as Kentucky Shakespeare and Missoula Children’s Theatre. You can learn about these and other participatory offerings by visiting our PACtivities! page.
The PAC staff includes the director, two front office staff, a technical director, and a custodian and a corps of over two dozen volunteer students and adults that assist with everything from building sets to ushering to stuffing envelopes. Even so, the upkeep of the facility can be daunting at times since the PAC is a year-round facility. In general, it takes roughly 12 hours to clean up after one event and prepare for the next.
JHHS and the PAC are two separate entities that just happen to share the same roof. The revenue produced by the PAC is channeled back into PAC programming and facility improvements and repairs that help us better serve the students and community that utilizes the facility.
The PAC is located inside JHHS because it is centrally located. Because of this, there is often the misconception that the PAC serves JHHS students primarily. In actuality, JHHS makes up a small fraction of the 30,000 students served by the PAC over a nine-county region. To support the use of the PAC by ALL Hardin County schools, the PAC created “Arts For All” — a travel subsidy program used by all other schools in the district to make use of the PAC.
The PAC complements student learning and participation in performing arts and provides quality performing arts experiences for the community at large. In addition to our season of PAC produced programming, the PAC is available for use by any HCS organization free of charge and available for rental to others in the community.
The PAC is a year-round facility averaging 250 days of use annually.
Please take note of the following seating information:
– Rows labeled with a single letter (X) are located at the orchestra level (downstairs).
– Rows labeled with a double letter (XX) are situated at the balcony level (upstairs). Balcony seating may not be available for all events.
– Rows labeled with a triple letter (XXX) are at the very front of the stage and are only available for specific events.
All events hosted at the PAC offer reserved seating only. Due to the wide variety of events hosted, all balcony and rear orchestra level seating are considered “obstructed view.”
Limited wheelchair and adjoining companion seating are available on the orchestra and balcony levels, with access via an elevator. To reserve this seating, please contact the PAC office. We highly recommend arriving early.