YOU KNOW WHAT you should do tonight or tomorrow from 4 to 6 in the North Attic?

Yeah. That's right. Audition for StudProd.

In case you have been living under a rock, or in case you are a subfreshman or transfer, StudProd is a shorter and much cooler way of saying "Student Productions," which is a collection of plays written and directed by Uni students. StudProd 2007 is tentatively scheduled to be performed 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 in the North Attic Playhouse.

This year, eight plays were submitted, and about two weeks ago, four were officially selected to be performed. I am one of the four directors, along with seniors Zoë Schein and Kumars Salehi, and junior Natsuki Nakamura.

The plays this year cover a wide range of topics, including spelling bee-winning, Sprite-drinking, boyfriend-hating, and bad grade-getting.

Interested? Auditioning is really quite easy.

When you arrive, you'll grab an audition sheet, where you'll write your name and grade and answer questions about conflicts and acting and/or crew experience (don't worry if you have neither — it doesn't really matter).

You will also be given the opportunity to write down the name of any play you do or don't want to be in, and any part you do or don't want to have.

Then, you will sit on the stage and wait for everyone to be ready. You can then either volunteer or we will pick you to read from different scenes out of each play.

You will try reading from a variety of scenes for a variety of roles with a variety of people, so don't worry. You will be given a fair chance at any role you would like to play.

We might also start out with a theater game or two, to get everyone pumped and energetic. That always helps get rid of nerves, even though you have nothing whatsoever to be nervous about.

StudProd is always really fun. It's very relaxed and laid back, but still never fails to result in some amazing plays.

Natsuki Nakamura is very excited about directing.

"I am incredibly pumped, and I think that anyone should audition because four excellent plays are about to be put on!"

I agree. Whether you are young, old, short, tall, fat, stick-like, funny, boring, smart, or stupid, try out for StudProd, even if you think you have no acting ability whatsoever. We will all think you are really awesome, and while we can't guarantee everyone will get a part, you've always got a chance.

Plus, we can always use crew members! If you're just interested in working crew, and don't want to audition, email one of the directors in the next week or so.

Hope to see you at auditions!

STUDPROD 2007: AN OVERVIEW OF THE PLAYS

(Note: Some of the titles are tentative)

"Why I Hate Your Boyfriend"
by Zoë Schein
Frances is best friends with Clara. Clara is dating Palmer. Frances hates Palmer. Palmer has two hilarious friends named Bart and A.J. Hilarity and cleverness ensue.

"Could You Use That in a Sentence?"
by Natsuki Nakamura
Megan is determined to win the school spelling bee and finally beat Brandon, but things get complicated when she is too distracted by the letters to look at the whole word.

"Run to the Sun"
by Kumars Salehi
Can you find the answer to life by drinking Sprite? I don't know. Watch the play to find out!

"My Parents Think I'm Perfect"
by Lauren Piester
Cammy's got a C in math, and can feel the inevitable wrath of her parents from miles away. She and her friend Julie devise a plan to make them see that bad grades aren't really the worst thing ever.