As a form of student involvement, the Outlaws Playwright Theatre is encouraging Penn State students to submit their original scripts, regardless of their majors.

Cheryl Norcross (senior-stage management), producer of Outlaws, said they are an undergraduate playwriting workshop.

In the past, Outlaws have put on A Charlie Brown's Christmas and The Penis Monologues, just to name a few.

"We put up the show in three or four days, depending on the length of the script," she said.

The group then presents the script on Thursday night.

Mark Schroeder (sophomore-theatre), producer of Outlaws, said they want to showcase original scripts.

"We want to get the word out and entice people all over campus to write scripts in and send them to producers@outlawspsu.com to be put into production," he said.

Norcross said the four producers discuss and decide which scripts are ready to be presented. Tom Pogue (junior-theatre), producer of Outlaws, said they are not looking for any particular type of show.

"Whatever the writer would like to put on stage we accept," he said. "We aren't looking for anything specific."

Norcross said seeing your scripts played out on stage is a great experience.

"It's a great opportunity to see your ideas and thoughts personified on stage," she said. "That's not really something you get to do that often."

Norcross said putting a script on stage doesn't always turn out how the writer expected it to.

"Some writers have a picture of what it will look like in their head, but once a director puts them on stage its totally different," she said. "It's a great tool."

Pogue said Outlaws is also a great way to see crowd reaction.

"Personally, it's very interesting to see how people react to your script," he said.

Outlaws encourages more people to come out to the performances.

"We would like to extend the invitation to anyone who wants to come out," Norcross said. "You don't need to know a lot about theatre or be a theatre major."

Schroeder said there is a question and answer session with the writer after every show.

"The shows are fun and personal at the same time," Pogue said. "It's in such a small place and you can really get a neat reaction."

Pogue said Outlaws is a way to connect with other Penn State students.

"A lot of the theatre we see is written by professionals," he said. "It's interesting to see what your fellow students are writing."

Norcross said the small space of the building is very useful.

"The audiences really love it," she said. "You don't know what you're actually gonna get and sometimes the audiences have so much to say."

Norcross said she hopes people to come out to see the shows."It's really interesting to see how the pieces develop," she said.

Norcross said she hopes more Penn State writers join Outlaws.

"We're trying to expand the realm to whoever enjoys scriptwriting," Norcross said. "We're just a crazy community of people putting on shows."