Theatrical opportunities
The Dr. Phillips High School Theatre
Magnet offers students the opportunity to develop their performing and technical
abilities through a wide range of theatrical opportunities.
Students have the chance to perform in acting classes, workshops, monthly
recitals, student-directed shows, and mainstage productions. Students compete
in both acting and technical categories at both the Florida Theatre Conference
and the District and State Thespian Conferences.
At the end of each school year, students who have earned a sufficient number
of points in various categories (including performance, tech, community service,
etc.) may initiate or renew their membership as a member of the International
Thespian Society. DPHS is proudly represented by Thespian Troupe 4276.
Academic opportunities
Although numerous opportunities exist for performance, the
program is very proud of its strong academic component. Careful curriculum
planning allows students to tie their theatrical studies to units in English
and social studies classes, and even science, through the study of Anatomy
and Physiology. Whenever possible, performance is tied to academic experiences,
as could be seen, for example, in the recent senior production of Moliere’s
Imaginary Invalid which was attended by French classes. Students are encouraged
to take the most challenging academic schedule possible, and many upperclassmen
take Dual Enrollment and AP classes. Summer reading requirements for theatre
students are more stringent than is true for the general student body.
This emphasis on academic, as well as theatrical, excellence results in the
high number of students who are accepted at the best acting schools and universities
in the nation, most of them on scholarships. We have alumni studying at Juilliard,
NYU, DePaul, SMU, SUNY at Purchase, Webster, CCM, University of the Arts,
Fordham, FSU, UCF, and many others. Some of our graduates take new directions
after high school and are succeeding
in unrelated fields, such as law and astrophysics, at Georgetown and MIT.
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