Sadly, Freshmen skits have historically had the lowest production expectations. However, this year’s freshmen have proven to supersede those expectations incredibly well. The skit had a phenomenal story with the practiced acting that the upperclassmen skits usually produce.
The skit’s story was about a girl coming out about her bisexuality and the struggles she faces with her family, friends, and self. Although it was not clearly in line with the freshman’s Pacman theme, the story was still impactful, heartwarming, and traditionally owned its comical moments. Many even thought it was bold of them to have their skit centered around a topic like someone’s sexuality, but they handled it pretty well.
The dance performances were sadly one of its biggest downsides. There were only a total of three dancing numbers with only five or six performers, and even so, the dances still had their really cool moments. The lack of dances seems to be as a result of the lack of volunteers for the skit. There were unfortunately not many who wanted to perform in the skit. A sophomore Alan B. stated that, “It was kind of distracting how small the performances were and how little happened.”
However, some performance is better than no performance which the freshmen had a close call in not performing at all. On Monday, they were told that their president wouldn’t be present during the lunchtime performances, but they still performed despite the lack of help.
Overall, the Freshmen skit was still good, and its downsides were only as a result of a lack of volunteers for the skit. Hopefully, freshmen this year were inspired by their class skit and decide to join their skit for next year!
