Holiday Show & Marketplace

This year's Holiday Show & Marketplace was an extravaganza that featured contributions not only from Danforth's Drama and Music departments, but also 'holiday goodies' from the Hospitality department and arts & crafts from the Visual Arts department.. The Danforth concert band, conducted by Mrs. Natalia Gil, opened the show, which was presented as a broadcast of the "Danforth Evening News".  Anchors Cally Stewart, Adia Sattar and David Stokes hosted a lighthearted but poignant evening that featured everything from interviews with Frosty the Snowman and "Mrs. Turkey" to performances by the Danforth Dancers (choreographed and organized by Charlotte Day) and music by the Danforth band "Symphonia". In addition to being the evening's go-to Weather Girl, Laura Wakefield also directed a hysterical parody of the holiday classic, "Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!". Some of Danforth's Drama students presented a "winter wonderland" scene, utilizing the exceptional expertise in the art of masks they had learned from guest artist Teodoro Dragonieri.  And Paulina Belsué-Muñoz led a cast in an adaptation of the touching O. Henry short story, "The Gift of the Magi".  The show was directed by Mr. Peter McAlpine and Ms. Payge Mildebrath, but featured collaboration and contributions from the entire company.
The pictures below reflect the unprecedented amount of extracurricular involvement from across the student body, contributing to a successful Holiday Show & Marketplace!