As the construction in the Village Theater dwindles down to the completion of odds and ends, theater students are continuing business as usual with the production of two one-act plays.

The Actor’s Nightmare by Christopher Durand and Androcles and the Lion by Aurand Harris will show for the last time at 7 p.m. tonight at the Village Theater. The comedies have kept audiences entertained while giving students a chance to get comfortable in their new setting.

John Oertling, chair of the theater department, said he think students are adjusting well to the Village Theater after the theater department was moved there during the construction and renovation of the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

Rocco Renda, a freshman theater major, agreed, saying the Village Theater offered a lot of intimacy with the crowd and no one has to mind any boundaries.

“It’s a lot of fun,” he said. “We have to make sure we are always facing everyone in the audience and we get to interact with the audience.”

The one-acts follow the theater department’s first production, “Waiting for Godot,” both deemed a success by Oertling. The department’s curriculum was cut down from its usual schedule, accommodating fewer plays because the building was not finished at the beginning of the semester.

“They have worked out better than expected,” he said. “Reducing the season was the right choice. There was no way we could have opened a show in September. We wouldn’t have been ready.”

Oertling compared the move from Doudna Fine Arts Center to the Village Theater to a move from one house to another. The most important part of moving into a new home, he said, is making sure the area is livable and functioning. The theater department took care of that by ensuring class schedules would not be affected by construction delays.

Now, the department is slowly moving into new stages of the move. They are unpacking boxes and finding a new place for everything to go. Some boxes, just like in a home, Oertling said, may never even get unpacked, making an official move-in completion date rather vague.

“There are a lot of little things that need to be done,” he said.

Oertling said the completion of the theater area marked a milestone in the completion of the move, but many projects need to be finished to give the new building a touch of home.

Oertling said the department plans to finish smaller projects over the winter break. The properties storage room still needs to organized, and boxes need to be unpacked. Costume racks and wooden boards to support posters will also be added.

“We’re moving slow, steady progress with that,” Oertling said. “We had to slow down on that obviously (to prepare for “Waiting for Godot”). We should be making more progress in that general area now.”

Crews will also begin and complete a ramp and small deck that will be attached to outside storage trailers, he said. Most properties and costumes have been moved in the trailers and organized, and the ramp and deck will provide safe, easy access to the area.

Furthermore, equipment will be added to the light and sound booth. Oertling said this equipment is extra and not necessarily vital in the first productions, but will enhance future productions.