Santa Susana Theatre Department

Our theatre department is split into four main classes: Theatre Essentials, Children's Theatre, Play Production, and Musical Theatre. Each are suited for certain aspects of theatre, such as dramatic plays, children's plays, and musicals. Though they differ in style, they are all extremely fun to be in!

Children's Theatre

In Children's Theatre, you will be focusing on plays based on children's fairytales, or "light-hearted" stories. Children's Theatre performs two shows a year; one in the PAC and one in the Black Box (alternates with Play Production). In addition to main SSHS performances, Children's Theatre travels to neighboring elementary schools to perform mini-plays for students.
“At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done--then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago.”

- The Secret Garden

Play Production

In Play Production, you will be looking at the more serious side of theatre. Play Production does one show in the PAC, and one show in the Black Box. It alternates venues with Children's Theatre.

The path I choose through the maze makes me what I am. I am not only a thing, but also a way of being--one of many ways--and knowing the paths I have followed and the ones left to take will help me understand what I am becoming

- Flowers for Algernon

Musical Theatre

In Musical Theatre, students learn to use their singing, dancing, and acting skills to put on a performance. They tackle both comedic and dramatic productions. Musical Theatre performs two shows, in the PAC.
"Sometimes people leave you halfway through the wood. Others may deceive you, you decide what's good. You decide alone, but no one is alone"

- Into the Woods