Oh What a Beautiful Performance!

Vale Drama and Director Daniel Gambill presented Rodgers and Hammerstein’s iconic American musical OKLAHOMA! on November 9, 11 and 13 in the SHS Auditorium.

Photos by Daniel Gambill

“I have enjoyed working with my team to put together something beautiful. It is great to thrust underclassmen into leadership positions and put fresh actors in an environment where they can thrive. It has been rewarding to see my friends transition into skilled actors.”

— BLAKE PATTERSON, “CURLY”, SHS SENIOR

“The most rewarding part of working on our musicals is seeing students come into their own and find the talents inside themselves. For this production, our student actors embraced modernizing the portrayal of their characters: Kaylee Wilson focused on reclaiming her character of Ado Annie from a “flirty woman” caricature, while Morgan Hunter’s Laurey Williams is in charge of her own destiny, not waiting for men to take care of her. Overall, I think that our Sunnyvale audiences love seeing the product of our students’ hard work that is on display in the musicals.”

— DANIEL GAMBILL, SHS DIRECTOR/DRAMA TEACHER