On a regular school day, sophomore Maggie Ballard is a busy student shuffling to her classes. During the Fall One-Acts, Ballard became a lonely woman deciding whether or not to become the queen bee of a hive in “2B (or not 2B).” Themes of humor, tragedy, anxiety and love set the acts in motion.

The performances on Tuesday Sept. 27 consisted of six 10-15 minute scenes. The Black Box theatre was filled to the point that some audience members had to stand the entire time. The performers’ acting experience varied, ranging from sophomore Jonah Pesikoff, who had no prior acting experience, to junior Ella Rose Arnold, who has been acting since fourth grade.

“It was extremely fun. I’ve never been in a performance or production, so this was my first,” Pesikoff said. “It inspired me to do more and because of this I am going to do the musical.”

While all eyes were on the stage, numerous people backstage performed their own magic.

“It was fun because I got to watch the show and support the cast,” sophomore light board operator Matthew Giordano said. “I signed up specifically for lights, but I had no clue what it would be like. All my friends were doing it, so I decided it would be fun.”

The One-Acts started at 7 p.m. and lasted about an hour and thirty minutes. Afterwards, all performers and technicians enjoyed an after-party to celebrate the hard work and effort from the past couple of weeks.

“It was a huge learning experience to go to all of the rehearsals and just put in my all,” sophomore Ashley Kim said.