Val

Hey, everyone. I'm Val, and not too long ago, I was just like you, waiting in the wings for my chance at stardom. Then I went to college and my dreams of Broadway were instantly dashed by my Intro-To-Movement professor, who said I wasn't convincing as a human being. But now I'm a psych major. And I'm also your choreographer. The director will kick off the auditions in just a moment.

## General

### **Occupation**

College Student
Camp Counselor
 Choreographer

## Relationships

### **Romances**

E.J. Caswell (possible boyfriend)
Ashlyn Caswell (former admirer)
 Maddox (former admirer)

### **Friends**

E.J. Caswell (childhood best friend/possible boyfriend)
 Maddox (former admirer/friend)
 Ashlyn Caswell (former admirer/friend)
 Carlos Rodriguez
 Gina Porter

## Production

### **Portrayed by**

Meg Donnelly

**Valerie "Val"** is a recurring character that was first introduced in Season 3 of the Disney+ Original Series *High School Musical: The Musical: The Series*. She is E.J. Caswell's childhood best friend from Camp Shallow Lake and she is a psychology major in college. She is the choreographer of Camp Shallow Lake's production of *Frozen*. She is portrayed by Meg Donnelly.

## Background

### Personality

Val is a confident and funny college student and longtime camper-turned-Counselor-in-Training, who is ready to choreograph the summer production of *Frozen*.

### Physical Appearance

Val has short curly blonde hair, blue eyes and light skin.

## Biography

### Early Life

Val started going to Camp Shallow Lake when she was young. One summer Val met E.J. Caswell at Camp Shallow Lake and they became best friends at camp.

When Val first went to college her Intro-To-Movement professor said she wasn't "convincing as a human being" which crushed her dreams of being on Broadway.

### Season Three

#### Into the Unknown

On audition day Val's childhood friend E.J. sees Val and goes up to her to give her hug which causes E.J.'s girlfriend Gina to be jealous of E.J. and Val's relationship. Gina's bunk-mate Maddox tells Gina that Val is a long time camper who is now a C.I.T. (counselor-in-training). Then Maddox tells Gina that E.J. and Val go way back because they created a special bond when they played Gretl and Kurt together in *The Sound of Music* when they were young.

Then later that day, E.J. tells Val in the Camp Office that he will be directing the show not Corbin Bleu like everyone thought he would be directing the show because it turns out Corbin Bleu is only directing the show about the show for Disney+. Then E.J. reveals to Val that her and his girlfriend Gina are the only ones that know about that he is directing the show. Then Val asks E.J. what happened to his girlfriend Nini from last summer. Then E.J. reveals to Val that "It has been a long year." Then Val sees E.J. looking at Gina and suggests that maybe she should cast the show alone.

#### The Woman in the Woods

Val posts the cast list (offscreen). Val casts Gina Porter as Anna, Kourtney Greene as Elsa, Ricky Bowen as Kristoff, Jet as Prince Hans, Carlos Rodriguez as Olaf, E.J. Caswell as Sven, Emmy as Young Anna and Alex as Young Elsa.

#### No Drama

Val helps advise E.J. as he leads the first read-through with Corbin Bleu. After finding out Jet has gone missing, she goes to look for him and finds out that he left camp. After the read-through, E.J. goes to talk to her about secrets he is hiding from Gina, and she tries to get him to talk to Gina about these issues and not her. Val then talks to Gina and tells her that she is a good girlfriend to E.J. and that she is a good person. At the end of the episode, Gina finds the letter Cash Caswell sent to E.J. and she asks Val if she knew about the letter.

## Relationships

### Friends

**E.J. Caswell (childhood best friend)**

Val first met E.J. at Camp Shallow Lake when they were young. They grew up together going to summer camp together every summer. They played Gretl and Kurt together in *The Sound of Music* when they were young.

See Also: E.J. and Val

**Ashlyn Caswell** **(admirer/friend)**

See Also: Ashlyn and Val

## Appearances

### Season 3

* Into the Unknown **(appears)**
* The Woman in the Woods (mentioned)
* No Drama **(appears)**
* The Real Campers of Shallow Lake **(appears)**
* Color War **(appears)**
* Camp Prom (mentioned)
* Let It Go **(appears)**

## Quotes

"Hey, everyone. I'm Val, and not too long ago, I was just like you, waiting in the wings for my chance at stardom. Then I went to college and my dreams of Broadway were instantly dashed by my Intro-To-Movement professor, who said I wasn't convincing as a human being. But now I'm a psych major. And I'm also your choreographer. The director will kick off the auditions in just a moment."

## Trivia

* Val has been going to Camp Shallow Lake ever since she was little.
* Her exact age is currently unknown but according to her character description she is a college student. She is most likely not much older than E.J. Caswell.
* She is a college student majoring in Psychology.
* She only appears in the third season.
* Though she does not appear in Camp Prom, but through mention, she does appear in the recap.

## References

1. ↑ Camp Prom
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 (13) Matt Cornett, Terry Hu, and Kyra Tantao Talks Talks Disney Original Movie "Zombies 3" - YouTube
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 HSMTMTS season 3 casts Disney alums Corbin Bleu and Jason Earles, will tackle Camp Rock and Frozen | EW.com
4. ↑ https://laconfidentialmag.com/meg-donnelly-zombies-3-the-winchesters-interview