San Diego High School has a vibrant program in theater
studies and the dramatic arts, augmented by our excellent theater group,
the Theatrical Knights. Our VAPA elective classes enhance performance
and language skills through acting, reading, speaking, listening,
writing, and body control. Students observe and evaluate production
elements and identify the significance of dramatics in the media and the
workplace. Our 4 year program incorporates the rich theatrical landscape on our doorstep in Balboa Park.
Students can also take college-level
drama classes taught by City College professors on our campus, including programs focused on practices
and creative processes in the dramatic arts and on understanding
politics in theatrical representation and comprehension of theater as a
tool for social change.