Quality Over Quantity

Photos by Jenessa Gomez

On Oct. 20, Honors Theatre IV presented Shortsfest in the Little Theater after school.

On Thursday, Oct. 20, Shortsfest was held in the Little Theater after school. Shortsfest is an annual theatre event hosted and showcased by students involved in Honors Theatre. The evening is composed of a series of 30 skits written and acted out by the students, but the challenge is to be able to complete all shorts in under 60 minutes.

However, the shorts did not run in chronological order. The audience had the privilege of choosing which short they wanted to see next. Once the majority of the audience shouted out a number, the hosts would take it into their own hands to pick out the short requested.

This year’s hosts were seniors Kenzo Philip Osmena, Benjamin Thai, Jillianna Le, and Elle Zolie Pham. Their primary duties consisted of entertaining the audience in between skits by telling jokes, referencing the skits, and using improv techniques. The hosts were also actors in several of the shorts.

The Shortsfest student actors performed several comedic thrillers in anticipation of Halloween along with showcasing their collective creativity as members of the Theatre Program. Although the actors did not beat the timer this year, the event was such a success they decided to have a second showing the following day.