Campo’s Drama program once again impressed the audience with well executed, creative performances starring wolves, bunnies, fairies and dukes.
Thursday, January 18th, the entire Drama program held a free showcase at 7pm for all to attend in the CPAC. The Drama students worked hard for over a month to develop and perfect their performances.
The stories of Little Red Riding Hood and Zootopia were performed by Drama 1 students. Their performances were eight minutes long and they were restricted to using only four chairs for props and staging.
Freshman Alexander Cable, who performed Little Red Riding Hood, said he and his group “practiced and rehearsed a lot.” He played the “big bad wolf” and worked on “[his] acting skills to appear to be a menacing villain,” said Cable. Leading up to the performance he “felt a little nervous,” but thought it was “overall pretty fun.”
Another freshman, Hope Petersil was the leopard, mayor, and reporter in her cast’s rendition of Zootopia. She felt well prepared for Thursday night. “Everyday during Drama class we went out to the stage. We went over our lines and where we were going to put chairs for props,” Petersil said. She thought “the performance went pretty well, no one really messed up their lines.” Her highlight of the showcase was “seeing [her] family in the audience.”
Drama 2 students executed 10 minute, condensed versions of William Shakespeare’s plays. They acted out A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, and The Merchant of Venice.
Sophomore Cassidy Mintz performed The Merchant of Venice. Her group “rehearsed almost everyday in class from the middle of October to January,” said Mintz, to ensure they were well prepared. “I personally worked on memorizing my lines and blocking,” Mintz added.
Upon reflection, Mintz felt the execution of the play was a success. “All the performers and our director did an incredible job and it all came together. It was so cool to see how far it came from when we started,” she said.
The audience seemed to have been entertained by the production. “I think the audience enjoyed it. The people I talked to afterwards really liked it and had a lot of very kind words to say,” said Mintz.
These performances by Campolindo’s drama students fostered an opportunity for connection between the students. Many felt proud of their work and the work of their peers. Mintz said, “My highlight was the energy once we had all finished because everyone had done such an incredible job. You could just tell how happy everyone was.”
