Tustin High School Theater Arts

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Tustin High School’s Tiller Theatricals is dedicated to creating a safe, collaborative learning environment with high-quality education in performing arts. Our aim is to build a community of students that elicit creative self-expression, critical thinking, and artistry through our theatre course offerings and performances. Students will grow and gain confidence as performers, designers, and stage technicians while working together for a common goal: to create art for our school and our community.

Welcome to Theater!

Why theater? Those of us who are on the stage every day can answer this questions easily! We love theater because its a big family! Being a part of the theater program at Tustin High School gives you an instant group of friends who aren't afraid to be both silly and vulnerable, it helps you gain tons of confidence and it helps you in all your other classes and your future because you become a great communicator.

We have three classes of theater at Tustin High School: Drama Workshop, Drama Production, and Advanced Theater Arts.

Who can join?

Anyone can join Drama Workshop or Drama Production. They are both entry level classes. Advanced Theater is for 10-12th graders. We look for students who are interested in being on stage as well as working behind the scenes.

What do we do in Theater?

Produce plays

Work onstage or behind the scenes!

Learn acting at all levels

We work on both the basics and more advanced acting skills.

Technical Theater

We build sets, learn how to costume and makeup, work with lights and sound, and other behind the scenes needs for all of our productions.

ComedySportz!

New for the 2024-2025 season, we will be participating in ComedySportz High School League. for competeitve improv! Let's make stuff up!

Go to plays and musicals

We got to two performances a year: one college or community show and one large musical.

Learn how to be better communicators

Work with our local schools

We often participate in middle school workshops and elementary school puppet shows each spring.

Have fun in class!

Drama is fun! We play games every day that help us become more confident on and off stage.

Have fun outside of class!

And, we actually like each other outside of class too!

What have we produced lately?

2024/25 - The Tiller Zone, Tiller Tales, ComedySportz, A Midsummer Night's Dream

2023/24 - The Tree, Puffs, April Improv Nights

2022/23 - Mean Girls: High School Version, The 10 Worst Breakups of All Time, Everyone Gets Eaten by Sharks, May Improv Night

2021/22 - A Christmas Carol, Parental Guidance

2020/21 - Everything Seems like Maybe, 10 Ways to Survive Life in Quarantine

2019/20 - 10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

2018/19 - Twelve Angry Jurors, Teachers v Student Improv Nights

2017/18 - Almost, Maine, Teachers v Student Improv Nights

Ms. Jay Williamson

jwilliamson@tustin.k12.ca.us

714.730.7414 x87702

Ms. Williamson holds a Bachelor's of Arts in Drama from the University of California, Irvine. She has performed throughout Southern California in various regional and community theatre companies. She was previously the resident choreographer for Irvine Valley College's Theatre Department, and also served as a director. While at IVC, her classes taught included costume design and sewing, acting, voice and diction, musical theatre workshop, great plays, rehearsal and performance, and introduction to fine arts. She is happy to passing on the love and craft of theatre to new generations of thespians!

Non Discrimination Statement:
The Tustin Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment) or bullying based on a person’s actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, immigration status, national origin, religion, race or ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For questions or complaints, please contact Equity Compliance Officer: Stephanie Yang, Director Educational Service TK-12, 300 S. C Street Tustin, CA 92780, 714-703-7301 ext. 51318 | Title IX Coordinator: Stephanie Yang, Director Educational Service TK-12, 300 S. C Street Tustin, CA 92780, syang@tustin.k12.ca.us, 714-703-7301 ext. 51318 and Section 504 Coordinator: Michelle Everitt, Coordinator of Student Services, 1151 San Juan St. Tustin, CA 92780, 714-703-7301 ext. 51326.
Title IX Statement:
Tustin Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to Tustin Unified School District’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both. Tustin Unified School District’s Title IX Coordinator is Stephanie Yang, Director Educational Service TK-12, 300 S. C Street Tustin, CA 92780, syang@tustin.k12.ca.us, 714-703-7301 ext. 51318. Tustin Unified School District’s nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located at www.tustin.k12.ca.us. To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to our Complaint Information and Resources page located at our district website www.tustin.k12.ca.us.

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