Why Take Theatre at Monterey High School?

Build Self-Confidence:

Taking risks in class and performing for an audience teach students to trust their ideas

and abilities. This confidence will apply in nearly every aspect of your future.

Develop Imagination:

In a world addicted to technology, theatre provides an outlet for making creative choices,

thinking new ideas, and interpreting the material in expressive ways.

Learn Empathy & Tolerance:

Learning about different places, times, and cultures promotes compassion and tolerance.

Practice Cooperation/Collaboration:

Theatre combines the creative ideas and abilities from all of its participants.

Use Concentration:

Playing, practicing, and performing develop a sustained focus of mind, body, and voice which helps with other areas of life including school.

Sharpen Communication Skills:

Drama enhances verbal and nonverbal expression of ideas. It improves voice projection, articulation, fluency of language, and persuasive speech.

Employ Problem Solving:

Students learn to communicate the who, what, where, when, and why to the audience. Improvisation fosters quick-thinking solutions, which leads to greater adaptability in life.

Have Fun:

Theatre brings play to learning; this improves motivation and reduces stress.

Cultivate Trust:

The social interaction and risk taking in drama develop trust in self, others, and the process.

Hone Memory:

Rehearsing and performing the words, movements, and cues strengthen this skill like a muscle.

Obtain Social Awareness:

Participating in and viewing theatre creates an understanding of others, and values everyone's place in society.