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Wednesday 21 November 2012

Acting Classes San Francisco

At nearly 80 students, the Theatre department at S.O.T.A is one of the largest in school, boasting alumni such as Sam Rockwell, and Aisha Tyler. Since 1990 the department has been overseen by Phillip Rayher and has grown into one of the most celebrated programs at S.O.T.A. Interested students must go through a rigorous two day audition before being accepted in, and many who make through Freshman year are gone by Senior year due to the "Sophomore Cut" and other more benign reasons. The department is split into four groups which are: Basic, Intermediate 1, Intermediate 2, and Advanced.They put on nearly a dozen shows during the year, all of which are performed in the "Drama Studio", (with the exception of "Shakespeare Night" which is performed in the main auditorium) a 99 seat house with a black modified thrust stage and two "voms" from which the actors enter and exit along with the two traditional "wings" . Some of the department's shows are written by students, some are showcases, and some are traditional plays such as "Peer Gynt" and "Crimes Of The Heart".