University of Puget Sound Theater Department matches scenes from six plays with student directors and actors in its Directors' Lab series. Six scenes run the gamut from dramatic to absurd. There is classic mythology involving dangerous street kids, a slice-of-life set in the Russian countryside at the end of the 19^th century, a man worries his wife is becoming a bag lady, an exploration of unknowability of love and the mysteries of science, a husband brings his wife to meet the family for the first time, and a moral play that takes an honest look at the issues of commitment and fidelity in today's world. It's a festival of scenes.

DIRECTORS' LAB, 7:30 p.m., Norton Clapp Theatre, Jones Hall, University of Puget Sound, 1500 N. Warner, Tacoma, $2, 253.879.3555