Campo’s highly anticipated annual Campo Night Live (CNL) performances took place from October 9th to October 12th in the Campolindo Performing Arts Center (CPAC). Each show included the same 10 comedy skits but with different hosts.
This year’s hosts were auto shop teacher Steve Boone, substitute teacher Marvin Reif, attendance technician Stephanie Sliwinski, and math teacher Lisa Tom. “Everyone loved all four [hosts]” said senior CNL director Wendy Bo. She also thought the “overall turnout was great.”
For those unfamiliar with Campo’s CNL productions, Drama student, senior Kaila Vineyard said “the format is similar every single year…there’s always the same amount [of skits], there’s always four hosts…it always just differs from which skits we’re doing and who the directors are.”
Vineyard enjoyed being a CNL participant and showcasing her efforts from the class. She “thought it was really fun. The three directors, Alannah [Harper], Ava [Madrigal], and Wendy [Bo], were really great and amazing to work with…it was a really fun experience.”
Bo has been in drama for all four years of high school. She “loves drama. It’s kind of the place that you go to because there’s a family there.” As one of the directors this year, Bo felt “directing was a lot, but seeing everything come together was really nice.” Bo was in charge of the skits “Cat and the Hat” “PJ Doesn’t Fit Into Women’s Group” and “Linda, What Have You Become?”.
In addition to ensuring the logistics of the skits ran smoothly, Bo also wanted to “make sure people were able to expand on their capabilities as actors, help them gain experience on stage, and grow people’s confidence.” Overall, she felt these goals were reached.
Drama student, junior Molly O’Riordan, has participated in CNL every year. The 2024-2025 school year was an opportunity for O’Riordan to expand her role in the production. “I had a lot of privilege of being involved…In previous years, I’ve only been in one or two scenes and wasn’t really in it, but this year I felt really a part of it,” she said.
O’Riordan appreciated this participation promotion and values her time in the Drama program. “I felt really grateful to be a part of it… it was a lot of work…and can be pretty time consuming, but making people laugh makes it all worth it,” she said.
Also, O’Riordan was excited about the skits this year and felt she was able to express her creative, comedic side: “my favorite [skit] that I did was ‘Apple Pickin’…for the ones I did…I think a lot of people really enjoyed ‘Beep Beep,’” she said.
Another year and another success for the Campo drama program gives students and staff a chance to unwind during the busy fall season.
