High School Drama at Santa Barbara, Dos Pueblos, and San Marcos

High School Drama at
Santa Barbara, Dos Pueblos,
and San Marcos

Historical Shift on Stage,
with Three Women at the Helm

By Callie Fausey | Photos by Ingrid Bostrom
September 7, 2023

Prologue

Three high schools, all alike in dignity, in fair Santa Barbara, where we lay our scene, from ancient theatrics break to new teachers, where creative women direct creative teens.

For the first time in the Santa Barbara Unified School District’s history, going back a century, all three high schools — Santa Barbara, San Marcos, and Dos Pueblos — have an entire cast of female theater directors. 

Quoting Shakespeare may be overdramatic, but it seemed fitting. High school, notoriously, is full of drama and clichés.