The Bathurst Arts and Theatrical Society (BATS) will present a winter season of performances at the Ponton Theatre at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in mid July.BATS consists of 41 mostly second- and third-year CSU students studying the Bachelor of Communication (Theatre Media) at the School of Communication and Creative Industries in Bathurst.Marketing and publicity coordinator for BATS Ms Jana Vass said, "The ten dollar a ticket three-in-one BATS Winter 2016 program consists of two short plays (Love and Information, and Mr Melancholy), and a short film (Filioque). This is value for money."BATS is open to students from various degrees and we encourage everyone from different disciplines to be creatively involved with positions in the individual production companies."Love and Information is written by famous playwright Ms Caryl Churchill and is directed by Ms Sacha Slip. It is about finding love and connection in the age of information, and the influence these two things have on modern life. This is an 'open text', free of specific characters and stage directions, told in a series of vignettes that allow insight into the lives of strangers.Mr Melancholy is directed by Mr Hudson Emery and explores solitude and sorrow through innocence and silliness. It is written by Mr Matt Cameron and is set at a broken lighthouse on a beach where three hermits, Enzo, Margot and Ollie, have their lives changed when Dolores, a run-away clown who desires to be taken seriously, washes up on shore. The production design and performances present a surreal parable of solitude and sorrow that explores the human condition through laughter, disputes and tears.Filioque is a short film written by Mr Jack Bowden and directed by Mr Jordan Russell, both second-year theatre media students, which presents a humorous examination of religion. It is a black comedy about a priest and the devil arguing about religion and life after death.The three-in-one program starts at 7pm on Thursday 14 July and runs for three nights finishing on Saturday 16 July at the Ponton Theatre (building 1434) at CSU in Bathurst.Tickets are $10 each for all three productions, and can be pre-purchased through TryBooking, or can be purchased at the door.