Drama Department

About Our Drama Department

The purpose of the Theatre Department at the Osceola County School for the Arts is to produce educated citizens who have identified theatre as their primary academic and vocational focus. The theatre is among the oldest documented venues for human expression and has been a powerful medium in practically every culture to explore religious beliefs, shape communal viewpoints, question authoritarian behavior, support or subvert public opinion, and provide an imaginative escape from daily routine. Given this rich and diverse legacy, we believe that the theatre and its practitioners bear a responsibility to keep, and in many cases reinvigorate, the theatre as a vital communicative tool in the community.

It is our goal that our graduating students will have the necessary qualifications to enter the undergraduate or professional training programs of their choice. We also recognize that many, if not most, students who consider the theatre as a vocation will eventually choose another field for their lifework, but we are determined that the foundational theatre experiences on the secondary level shall provide a valid educational basis for a myriad of eventual careers. Accordingly, our students will focus on the theatre within the context of a strong liberal arts education.

The student will focus on the study and practice of theatre in addition to the full compliment of accredited academic classes. Within the theatre major itself, the student will receive rigorous training specializing in either theatre performance or the design/technical fields. This practicum training will be accomplished in tandem with a thorough grounding in the history, literature, theory and social contexts of theatrical production. With this broad based approach, our students will have the foundational education and training for traditional choices such as acting, directing, design and technical support, as well as such ancillary fields as dramaturgy, criticism, drama therapy, marketing, facilities coordination, arts advocacy, marketing and education, among others. With this springboard, our students will have the training and education to actively and positively contribute to the theatre and the world.

Photos From Picasso at the Lapin Agile:

Photos From Molly's Delicious:

Clips from the Play "Godspell" presented by the Drama Department:

Interested in Our Drama Department?

If you are interested in attending OCSA and our Drama Department, please be prepared to perform a monologue from a published play. The type of character should be appropriate for the student's age and gender.

Extreme characters such as King Lear, comic stereotypes, etc. are discouraged.

The candidate will also present a poem by a published author. Original pieces are not acceptable choices.

The combined length of the pieces shall not exceed four minutes, and must be memorized. Students who do not prepare the required audition material will not be considered.

Audition

Applicants will have an interview with a faculty member. All activities will be evaluated based on student's age, grade, and experience level.