Drama students have written and performed skits on KOCE-TV and OCN, gone on the road to nearby elementary and junior high schools, been accepted at the Orange County Performing Arts High School, appeared in local community theater productions, and been featured in the Los Angeles Times. Increased confidence, imagination and stage presence are goals of drama teacher Autumn Browne, a successful actress and award winning director, now in her sixth year of teaching in the public school. Students are on the classroom stage performing theater games, improvisations, scripts and original material. Teaching units include the study of TV Commercials, Animation, Building a Character, Scene Study and Acting For The Camera. The Brookhurst Music and Art Departments provide musical accompaniment and set decoration.
Parents participate in costume preparation and chaperone duties.
Guest speakers include actors, playwrights, producers, directors, set designers and make-up artists for real life career exploration. Quarterly field trips to Hollywood TV tapings provide the opportunity to see firsthand all facets of production, from grip to star. A yearly trip to New York gives participants a chance at on location filming as they shoot an original screenplay in the Big Apple.