Theatre Education in Schools
An essential component of a well-rounded education, theatre teaches critical 21st-century life skills such as collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking.
Benefits of Theatre Education
Research has shown that participation in Theatre programs improve:
- Academic performance
- Attendance
- Reading comprehension
- Self-esteem
For the Heart of Frisco—Downtown High School Exhibition Goes Viral
On December 10 and 11, 2020, students from San Francisco’s Downtown High School performed an hour-long exhibition of original works.
Technical Theatre
Learn About the Technical Theatre program at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Theatre In Our Schools
An essential component of a well-rounded education, theatre teaches critical 21st-century life skills such as collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. SFUSD offers theatre classes and programs at every level. Elementary schools are served by theatre teachers, theatre Artists in Residence, and theatre organizations. Middle and High schools offer courses in Theatre and Technical Theatre. See the Offerings section below for more information.
The theatre standards are designed to enable students to achieve literacy in theatre. These grade-by-grade standards articulate the most fundamental elements of theatre, delineating a path by which every student can and will achieve proficiency or beyond in this ancient and honorable craft.
Developing literacy in theatre means discovering the expressive elements of theatre, knowing the terminology that is used to comprehend theatre, having a clear sense of what theatre embodies, and being able to reflect, critique, and connect personal experience to theatre.
Theatre Standards
SFUSD Theatre Offerings
This section includes visual arts classes and programs offered in 2020-21
PreK Theatre
list of offerings coming soon
Elementary School Theatre
The following schools are provided a Theatre Teacher to serve in the following schools:
Argonne - TK
Harvey Milk
Hillcrest
Jefferson
Lakeshore
Sheridan
Spring Valley
Stevenson - TK
Tenderloin
Ulloa
Middle School Theatre
Giannini (A.P.) MS
- Drama 7
- Drama 8
- Drama Production
Lick (James) MS
-
Theatre Arts 8
Marina MS
- Drama 8
Visitacion Valley MS
- Drama 7
- Drama 8
High School Theatre
Asawa (Ruth) SOTA HS
- Musical Theatre 1
- Musical Theatre 2
- Musical Theatre 3
- Musical Theatre 4
- Technical Theater 1
- Theater Tech 2
- Theater Tech 3
Burton (Phillip and Sala)
- HSDrama
Downtown HS
- Drama
- Drama 1
- Theater Tech 1
- Downtown HS Total
Lincoln (Abraham) HS
- Drama 1
- Drama 2
- Theater Tech 1
- Theater Tech 2
Lowell HS
- Drama 1
- Drama 1A
- Drama 2
- Drama 3
- Theater Tech 1A
- Theater Tech 2A
- Theater Tech 3A
SF Civic Center Secondary HS
- Drama 1
Washington (George) HS
- Drama 1
- Drama 2
- Theater Tech 1
- Theater Tech 2
- Theater Tech 3
Wells (Ida B) HS
- Drama
- Drama 1
This page was last updated on February 18, 2021