SANTA SUSANA HIGH SCHOOL
ACADEMY OF
THEATRE
Encompassing a comprehensive, rigorous series of hands-on, project based courses.
Not only do students at SSHS create amazing memories and meaningful friendships in theatre, but countless alumni have also gone on to perform professionally after graduation, such as in television series, commercials and film, technical work, as well as Broadway productions. Students who have chosen to further their arts education have gone on to attend world-renowned arts programs at New York University, Syracuse, AMDA, Boston University, Carnegie Mellon, Pace University, and Pepperdine.
The Academy of Theatre at Santa Susana
Santa Susana High’s Theatre Department is a program like no other. Through a curriculum based on both stage performance and academic research, students are given the tools to develop their skills as a performance artist, seek out opportunities in their theatrical future, as well as develop a positive sense of self, on and off the stage. Each course provides a safe environment for taking risks in one’s performance, and an atmosphere made exclusively for positivity within creativity. Students learn to trust their own instincts, ideas, and abilities while they develop characters, practice, and have the times of their lives while performing on stage.