This weekend will be drama-packed when No Refund Theatre (NRT) puts on two productions.

Ubu Rex, a play by Alfred Jarry, will be one of the performances.

It's being produced in cooperation with the Wordstock Festival of Language which runs concurrently with the 37th Annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.

"It's pretty much the same story as Macbeth with a lot more violence, swearing and poop jokes," Mike Richards (senior-theatre and English), and director of the show, said.

The story begins when the main character, Pa Ubu, retires from the Polish army which makes his wife very angry, Richards said.

She suggests that her husband assassinate the King of Poland, to keep busy, and become the ruler himself.

After this mission is accomplished, Ubu goes on to kill more and more of his people.

"He wants as much power as possible. It doesn't matter who he kills," Nate Kushner, assistant director of the show, said.

"It's not a very nice story, but it's not meant to be taken seriously. It's a comedy," Kushner added.

Ubu's ultimate goal is to kill everyone in the world and then he wants to go away.

The ending is somewhat ridiculous, Richards said.

"It's a crazy story, but it's important because it's the first absurdist work of drama," Kushner said.

Ubu Rex will be performed in the Atherton Courtyard at 4p.m. today through Saturday.

The second play NRT will perform this weekend is The School for Scandal.

"It's a convoluted plot and a farce about people not being what they seem," director Adam Kapp said.

Though the play has an ensemble cast of 12, it is centered on two brothers.

One brother is perceived to be the "good" one, and the other is the "bad" one.

"Charles is thought of as the bad guy. He's a drunk and has never made anything of himself. Joseph is the nice, well-spoken, rich brother," Kapp explained.

The other members of the cast create scandals throughout the play, but by the end, the plot takes an unexpected twist and it becomes clear that perhaps Charles might be the good brother after all.

"It's an interesting character. People don't like me in the beginning because I'm kind of a drunk and I'll do anything for money, including sell family pictures," Brian Franco (junior-theatre), who plays Charles, said of his character.

"However, it becomes more and more obvious that I have sentiment, and am really a good guy," Franco said.

"It's an exciting play; we enjoy doing summer shows and we hope everyone can appreciate the comedy," Kapp said.

The School for Scandal will be performed at 7 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday in 111 Forum.