The Stage Play was held at the Central Auditorium in two phases. The first phase was held from 8 AM to 10:30 AM while the second phase was held from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM. The first phase had teams from the Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Noida and IIT Varanasi participating. The second phase featured teams from Motilal Nehru College and JIMS, Noida. The event was delayed by 45 minutes because the participants of the first team, Amity, were late for the event. Finally, the event began at 8:50 AM.
The first play, put up by Amity, focused on the life of a family during the partition of India and Pakistan post Independence. The family consists of a child, his parents, his uncle, his pregnant aunt, and his grandmother. The Partition creates a dilemma for a happy family, who have to go to Pakistan and leave the grandmother behind. Despite a decent show put up by Amity, a few of the audience members were heard criticizing the play because they had seen the plot before. However, there were moments of flair when the emotions of the family were being depicted. They finished their play earlier than the allotted time to scattered applause.
The second team was IIT Varanasi, with a play that revolved around the life of a man who ends up in an old age home. The man, embittered and aloof, eventually opened up to his roommate about his past. His daughter, who had married against his wishes, had died in a car accident for which he blamed his son-in-law. The play depicted his catharsis in finally sharing his experiences and ended with him attaining nirvana and dying a happy man. It received a huge round of applause by the audience, who responded positively to the drama, humour, flashes of romance, and theme. Occasionally, the story seemed to drag for a while, but the performers always appeared in control and managed to put up a magnificent display of their talents.
The second stage also started after a delay due to one of the colleges not arriving on time. By the time the team from Motilal Nehru College began their act, it was 3:00 PM. The Central Auditorium was almost empty with only the first 3 rows being occupied.
The play put up by Motilal Nehru College portrayed the story of two brothers, with the younger brother suffering from an unspecified mental disorder. Consequently, Ali, the older brother, struggles to marry the girl he loves. The situation worsens when the British government announces the partition of India and Pakistan, and the brothers are forced to flee their village. There were intense monologues in the act and the mood of the performance was tense. Although the audience was largely absorbed in the show, the performance exceeded the allotted time by ten minutes, after which the curtains were closed abruptly in the middle.
The final act of the day, performed by JIMS, Noida, did not go well. Their act featured a deranged woman who murders multiple people. The play begins with two goons entering the lady’s house without her permission. During the visit, when one of the goons opens the master bedroom he finds the lady with her previous victim. The revelation leads to a series of murders, with each character losing their life when they enter the bedroom. The dialogues were not audible and the audience was distracted throughout the performance. At one point, the lead actress made a dramatic lunge towards her final victim, which amused the audience. As the performance finally ended, there was a huge sigh of relief among the audience and the Auditorium cleared for the next event.