The School Districts Bond Measure provides the fund to construct a High School Performing Arts Auditorium for the benefit of all the Simi Valley schools and community. But providing a building is only half the goal. Additional funds are needed to create a state-of-the-art facility with a professional stage, sound, lighting and seating.   The auditorium seats are currently being sold for $100 each and the purchaser will have their name on the seat. The price will be raised soon so buy yours now. 

Checks can be sent to: 
Santa Susana High School PACT
3570 Cochran Street
Simi Valley, CA  93063

The Santa Susana High School Children’s Theater presented “The 12 Dancing Princesses”. The King will give the hand of one of his daughters to the man that can solve the mystery of the 12 pairs of worn out shoes each morning. Can the magical invisible cloak help the gardener learn the princesses’ secret?

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The Laramie Project is a true story of the aftermath in the town of Laramie, Wyoming following the death of Matthew Shepard. Mathew was killed simply because he was gay. This Docudrama was directed and presented as the Senior Project of Jamie Forman. The play was performed professionally by an outstanding group of Santa Susana High School Thespians.

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“Into the Woods”

The Santa Susana Musical Theater troupe presented Steven Sondheim’s musical drama “Into the Woods”. This fascinating story brings fairy tale characters to life in song as the Baker and his wife, wishing for a child, search for the recipe for an elixir desired by the witch. There is Jack and the bean stock, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and more that have the answer. And then there is the giant to deal with.

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The Santa Susana Play Production ensemble presented “A Night of One Acts, Scenes and Monologues”.   The individual ensembles were outstanding in their presentations from the chilling “Sorry Wrong Number” to the dramatic “Devil and Daniel Webster”.  The reserved “Silent Alarm” was hilarious and a great break in the tension.  The quick scenes and monologues showed off some new talent for the future. 

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The Santa Susana High School Choir Department under the direction of Mrs. Abbe presented their Winter Choir Concert.  The fast pasted show was expertly Produced and Staged by Senior Sophie Holman as her Senior Project.  Another Senior Project was presented by Senior Jaclyn Paige. Jaclyn wrote, choreographed and directed the outstanding “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change”, which covered 30 years of relationships, and was performed professionally by the Santa Su Show Choir. 

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"You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" The Santa Susana Musical Theater Group

All the favorite kids from Peanuts came to life in the average day in the life of Charlie Brown. The Santa Su cast of Johnny Cenicola, Jamie Forman, Kire Horton, Kelsey Wilk, Jessie Bruno and Alicia Southworth were outstanding and real as the Peanuts Gang. Congratulations to Mrs. Albertson, Peggy Albrecht, Mrs. Abbe, Mrs. Giles and Mr. Carlson. Additionally, the Santa Su concert band put on another great performance. Check out the slideshow and mark your calendars for "Into the Woods" next April.

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The Santa Susana High School PACT held the 5th Annual "Night Under The Stars" California Barbeque and Show on Saturday, October 1 to raise money for the new Performing Arts Center Auditorium. The event was a sell out.

The fundraiser California Barbeque was prepared by Mavericks Santa Maria Style B.B.Q. A silent auction was also held. 

The fantastic entertainment was provided by the students and alumni of Santa Susana High School. The show showcased of the enormously talented young people in our community.

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Santa Susana Play Production group presented "NOT YET RATED" which is not your typical school play. It's both safe and daring.  There was drama and there was music.  There was comedy and there were tears.  It's was an honest, revealing peek at real-life issues.  "NOT YET RATED" shows were "rated" as PG 14, because of the sophisticated topics, a permission slip was required along with your along with your ticket for admission.

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The Santa Susana High School Children’s Theater group presented the humorous and skillful story “Monster in the Closet.”  Emily has a big problem and every child’s worst nightmare. Not only was she sent to bed just as she reaches the highest level of her video game – but there was a monster in her closet!  It is not just her imagination because her friend Stephanie saw it too.

Teased by her brother and friends, Emily (played by Jessica Trapp and Dayna Scanlon) and Stephanie (played by Tina Tompson) recruit some of their friends to capture the monster.  What they don’t know is that Murray, the Monster in the Closet (Parker Sorensen), only wants to play Emily’s new video game.  Emily and Stephanie’s plan initiates a hysterical series of adventures and misadventures.

The Dream King ( Kyle West and Kyle Kaplan), Toady (Nakita Fazli) and fellow monster Wanda (Corrine Zelada), hearing about his goofing off, had no choice but to keep him on his toes. Every monster knows that when a child is born a monster is assigned to watch over them, not to play with their toys. 

The show was a mix of fantasy and reality that follows in the tradition of Monsters Inc.  Emily’s monster problem brought awesome humor, ingenuity and a little magic to this charming and delightful children’s show.

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The Santa Susana High School Musical Theatre group presented the Broadway hit production of “Funny Girl”. A show based loosely on the biography of Fanny Brice, a successful performer in an era where showgirls are lookers that could dance up a storm. This made the plain-looking, non-dancing Fanny an unlikely candidate for stardom.  Fanny perseveres and ends up working for Florenz Ziegfeld on Broadway, mostly on the recommendation of Nick Arnstein, a slick-talking gentleman gambler. This leads to Fanny’s success as a glorified Ziegfeld Star and her ill-fated marriage with the embezzler Arnstein.

The multi-talented future stars from Santa Susana’s Musical Theater group make a fabulous team. The stars include Leilani Ah Sing (first week) and Meghan Pool (second week) as the enchanting Fanny Brice. The smooth talking Nick Arnstein is played by Tony Castlebury. Eddie Ryan, Fanny’s best friend and Ziegfeld choreographer by Kenny Toll. The rest of the dynamite musical cast will be performing as the dancing Ziegfeld Follies and Rose Brice’s lady poker partners.  The Santa Susana orchestra added a lot of zest to the show. The score is a parade of great tunes, from the thrilling overture to the underrated "The Music That Makes Me Dance." The show is chockfull of memorable songs like "People" and "Don't Rain On My Parade." Dance numbers included "Cornet Man" and "Rat-tat-tat-tat" by the ensemble support cast.

GOT TO DANCE - The Santa Susana Dance troupes showed off their skills at a wonderful recital titled "Winter Wonders - Collection of Student Works". The MPR was sold out for most performances. Check out the slideshow to see some fantastic dancing. Plan to make the Spring dance show.

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Just when you thought comedy had died last year when "Got Comedy" ended its 5 year run, along comes "HA". The Santa Susana High School Comedy Workshop and SSIC presented "HA" to capacity, overflow crowds January 14 & 15. The entertainers were outstanding and the audience had a great time. Check out the slideshow to get a flavor, but if you were not there you missed out on the jokes. You still will have another chance this spring with a return show called "HA HA".

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The Santa Susana High School Play Production drama class presented John Patrick's "The Curious Savage."  The play is set in the 1950's in the midst of a family crisis. Mrs. Savage finds herself in the company of a peculiar bunch of characters.  Placed in "The Cloisters," a mental institution, by her self-absorbed step-children who want to get her money, Mrs. Savage comes to both know and love the guests, who shin light on her own life.  With the turning conclusion of the play Mrs. Savage is enlightened by the humor and childish honesty gained through her stay.  

The Play Production ensemble was outstanding in its presentation with great humor and a few tears along the way.

The Santa Susana High School Musical Theater group presented Frank Loesser 1950 musical Guys and Dolls. Based on a Damon Runyon's short story, Guys and Dolls revolves around Nathan Detroit, the organizer of the oldest established permanent floating crap game in New York, who bets fellow gambler Sky Masterson that he can't make the next girl he sees fall in love with him. The next girl he sees happens to be Miss Sarah Brown, a pure-at-heart Salvation Army-type reformer, and the stage is set for a hilarious evening of complications.

One of the last works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the Magic Flute, written in 1791. This production was prepared and presented by the Santa Susana High School Children’s Theater. All 3 show played to a sold out overflow crowd. Many viewed the show from the TV studio where it was shown on a widescreen TV. On opening night, the handsome hero Tamino (Parker Sorensen) is on a road trip to rescue Pamina (Lisa Aguilar), the beautiful daughter of the mean and scheming Queen of the Night (Dayna Scanlon).

Pamina is believed held captive by the priest Sarastro (Michael Carlito). Tamino is joined on the trip by Papageno (Kyle West), the bird seller, and Papagena (Jaime Foreman). The plot is complicated by a dragon, a threesome of ladies in service to the Queen of the Night, and another threesome of spirits. The story is lightened by such elements as locked lips, charmed animals, and, of course, a magic flute. The show was a wonderful and creative dramatization.