On Sunday, the University of Northern Iowa Student Theatre Association put on the ninth annual 10 Minute Play Festival and second annual Best of Broadway: Miscast. The plays were written, directed and performed UNI students.

The plays performed were “Video Games in Real Life,” written by Jessica Kray, “Mary, Mary” by Maggi Abbas, “Without You” by Monica Burt, “Notches” by Dylan Martin and “Amazon Reviews” by Alyx Way. The plays ranged from comedies to drama.

“Video Games in Real Life” showed a couple that talked about various video games and played a few that came to life. Some actors in the play portrayed video game characters such as Scorpion from “Mortal Kombat;” Link, Zelda and Ganondorf from “The Legend of Zelda;” and Mario, Luigi and Bowser from “Mario Brothers.”

“Mary, Mary” was about a man who recently went through a humiliating break up. The man and his friend planned to get back at his ex by writing a song for the main character’s performance. However, the man must deal with his ex confronting him about it.

“Without You” was about a man whose wife passed away but stays with him as a ghost. Throughout the play, he hears her speak to him in times of need, until his grandson, who moves in with him, thinks he’s losing his mind and tries to get him help.

“Notches” was a play about a mother who relives moments from her daughter’s life. The mother narrated the play and set up the scenes before partaking in them.

Lastly, “Amazon Reviews” was a play in which a group of individuals read real and fake comments regarding products they bought on Amazon.com. The products varied from a banana slicer to a wolf T-shirt and a ball pen to a steering wheel desk tray.

The songs performed at the Best of Broadway: Miscast included “Breaking all the Rules” from “Catch Me if You Can,” “Green Finch and Linnet Bird” from “Sweeney Todd,” “What is this Feeling?” from “Wicked,” “Friendship” from “Anything Goes,” “Brotherhood of Man” from “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” “I’m all Alone” from “Spamalot” and more.

Students’ work was the focus of the festival. Once students submitted plays and UNISTA picked ones they were capable of producing, directors were chosen and casts were selected. There was a limited time for rehersals, so the plays were put together quickly.

“The 10-minute plays were given 10 hours maximum of rehearsal because it’s a 10-minute play,” said UNISTA board member Madeline Achen. “It’s a bit of a challenge then for them to use their time wisely.”