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“One Acts” was the first student-written presentation in seven years, said Will Ahrens, instructor in the Performing and Communication Arts Division.

The presentation, themed “Movin’ On,” consisted of five plays ranging from stories about a psychologist with her own unresolved issues who ends up running away with her patient, to a behind-the-scenes dramatic showdown between three band members. What made it impressive was that they were entirely written and performed by students.

The group performed Sunday through Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Little Theater.

“[Sunday] was a better night,” said Ahrens, who directed the play. “It was their first time giving a performance here. Typically these students have some smaller roles in other plays, but there are no small roles in one-act plays.”

Mika Mende, computer science, who attends plays on campus often and is familiar with most of the cast, said that the acts were sometimes autobiographical because they were about dealing with fathers, mothers, friends and drifting apart.

“I was surprised the playwriting students could write that well,” Mende said. “Overall, it was visually appealing, costumes were great, especially in the ‘The Hardest Part’ act, which had plenty of energy. Others were more subdued, but I think that made them all the more realistic and good for the show.”

Art Chatkoo, 24, said he has seen many plays, and this one had some hit or misses.

“This one had acts that were hit or misses but there were definitely more hits. It was well put together, and I liked the sequence,” Chatkoo said.

Nagham Wehbe, undecided, who performed in the play, said she learned a lot because everything had been original.

“It was a good experience because it was student written stuff, which is a new thing,” said Wehbe.

“Gotta Go,” written by Elizabeth Jouvenat, was performed by Medal Hamidie and Anthony Nassih. Quanah Sugiyama and Norris Lo performed in “Lucky Dice,” written by Joshua Flores. “We’re All Mad Here” and “The Hardest Part” were written by Cicely Chisolm and performed by Julio Domingo with Thao Le and Joy Harding, Nagham Wehbe and Michele Galifi, respectively. “Sunflowers,” written by Thomass Price, was by Evelyn Keolian and Patrice Kruk.

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