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Hillsdale Drama produces a mainstage fall musical, spring play, and Advanced Drama One Acts, in addition to hosting other events throughout the school year.

The Hillsdale Drama Department (Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, CA) provides hands-on training to work with some of the Peninsula’s most talented young performers in two beautifully renovated state-of-the-art theaters. Students interested in performance and theater technology receive a well-rounded, intensive experience that will give them preparation for a college career in the theater.

Class curriculum includes:

  • Theatrical Design (sets, props, lighting, sound, costumes, makeup)
  • Acting (extensive scene study, monologues and audition workshops)
  • Improvisation
  • Voice and Speech
  • Movement
  • Play Analysis
  • Playwriting
  • Theater History
  • Play Production (stage management, publicity, time management, budgeting)