What if students were in charge of an event? Would chaos reign or might you get something like “An Evening of Theatre”? This year’s winter performance of three one act plays featuring freshman and sophomore actors and junior and senior directors, showed what dedicated students can pull off when given the chance.

The first play, “Superheroes,” was about, well, superheroes, and the trouble they have coping with the real world after an intense apocalyptic battle. The play, split into three parts, was directed by Aidan McSperrin, ‘17, and Abby Burns, ‘18.

Co-director Abby Burns enjoyed her new role as an assistant director. “My role gave me a brand new perspective on the technical aspect of theater, and I hope the underclassmen I got to work with enjoyed working with their directors and their peers to create a show that was just a vision to begin with; we made it into a reality they can be proud of,” said Burns.

Assisted by Sophia Shubatt, ‘18, Madelyn Strand, ‘17, directed “Bad Auditions by Bad Actors,” a show featuring Romeo and Juliet auditions, one worse than the other.

Strand loved sharing the tradition of a student-run show with the underclassmen. “My favorite part of directing was working with all of the freshmen and sophomores! I loved acting in EOT my freshman and sophomore years, so it was fun being involved with directing it this time,” said Strand.

The third one act was “It’s Not You it’s Me,” a play featuring various ways couples broke up. Maddi Mulgrew, ‘17, and Eric Leigh, ‘18, coached the young stars.

Leigh said  that even though the “scheduling and general organization” was hard, he “liked working with the underclassmen to create a product that was really something to be proud of.”

Each of these plays offered the audiences something different and interesting. Whether it was Batman attacking random pedestrians for minor infractions, an actress who couldn’t control her arms, or an intense break up, the freshmen and sophomores performing proved that “They’ve got talent.”