Department of Classics

The SLOHS Performing Arts Department of Classics, formerly known as the SLOHS Iambic Pentameter Club, is an executive department of SLOHS Performing Arts. It is responsible for the representation of the classics in the performing arts, particularly the works of William Shakespeare, and the pursuit of history and dramaturgy in further depth in SLOHS productions. In its former status as an independent club, the department was also the executive body for all Shakespeare productions at San Luis Obispo High School, under the jurisdiction of the Drama Club. Iambic Pentameter, before its incorporation into SLOHS Performing Arts, was a long-established group on campus, running since 1997. The club ratified the Constitution of SLOHS Performing Arts, becoming the reformed Department of Classics, on April 28, 2021.

The department is administered by the SLOHS Performing Arts commissioner of classics, who is a member of the Company of SLOHS Performing Arts. The current commissioner of classics is Olivia Cusick, who was appointed September 17th, 2022.