The kick-off of the 2016 Director’s Studio plays took place last night, and they will continue through Saturday, Dec. 17. The Director’s Studio plays are 10 minutes long and are put together and directed by your own peers. The students directing these plays have created them as part of their Director’s Studio class, and have turned their final exam and grade into entertainment for the community.

The student directors choose the plays and scripts, hold auditions for the parts, then make the show come alive all by themselves. Each and every show has its own theme and style with different actors and actresses.

Wednesday was the first day of the plays, and six amazing shows were held — the plays themselves were worth going to watch. Almost every single one made me laugh and they were each only ten minutes, so boredom was absent.

The best play of the night was senior and student director Kayla Brill‘s Misfortune. Brill’s actors and actresses seemed very prepared for the performance, and her casting choices were perfectly fit for the roles that they played. Senior Kyla Estrera played a brash waitress in a Chinese restaurant, and she seemed very in tune with the character and really embodied the complex personality of the waitress.

Along with Misfortune, another play that stood out was Maria Kao’s Stuck. The main character was named Sara and was played by Alina Connie, who absolutely outshined and fit her part very well. Kao really put in the time to make sure the actors knew their parts.

Not all the plays were as good as my top two picks — one play in particular did not seem as-well practiced. At one point, one of the actors even forgot his lines and didn’t know what to say in Mojo Man. The storyline was also harder to keep up with — whether that’s because of lack of rehearsal with the actors or whether it was just a more complex scene than the other mini plays had is debatable.

When it comes down to it, they were all worth the watch, and it was an amazing experience. It’s impressing how much the directors worked and invested time in these plays, which is clear when just watching the shows. The cast and crew did an amazing job of bringing each story to life.

These plays will continue on to Thursday at 4:30 p.m. and Friday/Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. Come on down to the Black Box Theater to experience these 10-minute wonders for yourself.