Undergraduates are preparing to take the stage with the THIRDeYE Theatre Festival, Nov. 5-9.

The festival, an annual production of the Department of Theatre and Dance, features student-written plays -- selected from the previous year, then developed by student dramaturges, directors, actors, designers and production crews.

This year's one-act plays:

-- The Readers by Joe Ferreira -- A man struggles to attain his dream life, leaving us to wonder whether our innermost thoughts and desires are the best guide to creating our future, or are some things better left unknown.

-- When Marcelli Met the Dream Maker by Carolyn Duncan -- A young girl deals with the trauma of war through her writing only to find that her stories may hold the key to life and death.

-- A Piece of Water by Julie Friedrichson -- As reporters investigate an abandoned apartment, a photograph and a dusty cello reveal an unexpected history of an ordinary space.

All three are presented at each performance. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Nov. 5-8, and 2 p.m. Nov. 9, in the Wyatt Pavilion Theatre. Tickets are available through the Mondavi Center box office: (530) 754-2787 or (866) 754-2787, or www.mondaviarts.org.