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Theater Arts Overview

        
Ten Theater Arts students on stage during performance
   
Group of Theater Arts students standing on stage, one student on balcony, during performance
  
Two Theater Arts students seated on stage during a quiet moment in performance
 
 
 
CHECK OUT OUR ALUMNI STORIES ON YOUTUBE!
We asked theater arts graduates from as far back as 2011 to share their perspectives on their time here.
They tell the story far better than we ever could.
Click on the image to watch.
Alumni Video
 
The Theater Arts Program
                  Somerset County Vocational and Technical  High School offers gifted and talented students programs, acting and acting emphasizing vocal music. 
                           The gifted and talented performing arts program at SCVTHS celebrates more than 20 years of theater arts instruction, offering students professional preparation for careers in the arts. While learning and refining technical skills, young artists discover their creative potential.

Students from schools in twenty-one communities participate in our
acting or acting with vocal music programs, receiving up to
16 high school honors credits (including physical education & health) annually. 

Experience Excellence in Professional Acting and Vocal Music training.

A small sampling of the colleges and universities that have accepted
our performing arts graduates:

NYU Tisch School of the Arts

Mason Gross School of the Arts

University of Massachusetts

Carnegie Mellon

Columbia University

Princeton University

Cincinnati Conservatory of Music

University of Southern California (USC)

London Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts

Boston Conservatory of Music

Boston University

Berklee College of Music

Ohio State University

Penn State University

University of Michigan

American University

George Mason University

Rutgers University  

Wagner College

Pratt Institute

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)

Academy of Dramatic Arts (NYC)

Northwestern University

Virginia Commonwealth University

University of the Arts

Emerson College

All students are required to audition for acceptance into the program.
Our performing arts faculty encourage growth in individuality and creativity, helping students become more culturally aware and sensitive to the arts. Students wishing to continue their education in the performing arts are offered the opportunity to visit colleges, attend productions, as well as meet
with speakers, alumni and guest artists.

Click here to access the online application.

A reminder to anyone who attends our performances that absolutely no one is granted the right to take photos or to video tape our performances.