ProjectPuttingonaplayCanyouguesswheretheyare?(Setting)Theyareonagrassonthesideofhill.Howmanycharactersarethereinit?Whataretheydoing?Dotheyenjoythemselves?WordPowerAlltheactorsinaplayarecalledthe____.Thepersoninchargeisthe_______.Heorshegivestheactorsinstructionsabouthowtoperform.Thewordsthattheactorssayarecalledtheir____,andtheycanbefoundinthe_____.Ifyouareanactor,youneedtoknowwhereyourcharacterissupposedtostandoninstructions.Apieceofinformationlikethisiscalleda________________.castdirectorlinesscriptstagedirectionThescriptisdividedintosections,called_____and_____.Playsaremadeupofseveralacts.Actsarelikechaptersinabookandaremadeupofdifferentscenes.Scenesarelikeparagraphsinabook.Thescenechangeswhentheactionofaplaymovestoadifferentplace.Veryshortplaysareoftencalled_______plays.Thismeansalltheactionoccursatonetime,inoneplace.Youwillneedtoknowthesetermsinordertobeasuccessfulactor.actsscenesone-actTheinvisiblebench1.Isthereabenchinthecourtyard?2.Whatdoestheword“invisible”mean?3.Isthisacomedy?Whyorwhynot?Inthisreadingpassageofthisunit,wehavelearntthattherearefourmaintypesofstand-upcomedy.Theyareobservational,prop,physicalandimpressionist.Inwhatstyleofcomedydoyouthinkthisoneis?Itisinthephysicalstyle.Actorsusebodylanguagetoperformtheplay.Theimportantpapers1.Howmanycharactersarethereintheplay?Whoarethey?2.Whodoyouthinkisthemaincharacter/herointheplay?3.Whatdoesthekingactuallywant?Whyaretheothersunabletounderstandhim?Becausehewasakingandhesaysthathewantsimportantpapers.Theotherswouldmistakethemforsomeofficialdocuments.Inwhatstyleofstand-upcomedyisthisplay?Itisinthestyleofprop.Actorsusetheprop----toiletpaperandsomeotherpaperstoperformtheplay.Howdoestheplaywrightmaketheplayfunny?Theplaywrightusesaplayuponwords---importantpaperandtoiletpaper---tomakepeoplelaugh.Languagepoints:1.…movesoverasiftomakeroom…Hebehavedasifnothinghadhappened.Asifunsureofwhereshewas,shehesitatedandlookedaround.Hestoppedworkingasiftosaysomething.Ifyouputapencilintoaglassofwater,itlooksasifitwerebroken.2.Mikestandsupandwandersovertothemiddleofthestageand“sits”down.Hetoldusthatwecouldwanderaroundatwill.Theywanderedinthepark.Itisapleasuretowanderthroughastrangecity.3.Servantbows,dashesout,re-enterswithanewspaper.dashout–rush,lmovesuddenlyandquickly.Shedashedoffwiththemoney.Shedashedintotheshop.annoyempty-handedmeaningfulwandercosycrowdedbeinvisibleentire1.Thehousecouldnotbeseenfromtheroadbecauseofthetalltreesthatsurroundedit.2.WhenImethim,hewaswalkingslowlyroundthepark,lookingatehbeautifulflowers.3.Thebosswasdispleasedwithherbecauseshekeptaskinghimforapayriseeventhoughherworkhadnotimproved.4.Helookedatmeasif______hewastellingmesomething.wasinvisiblewanderingannoyedmeaningfullyannoyempty-handedmeaningfulwandercosycrowdedbeinvisibleentire5.Theymovedintoanewflat,whichwasreallywarmandcomfortable.6.ThetaxidrivertoldmethatwecouldnotgodownParkStreetbecauseitwasfilledwithpeople.7.Insomecountries,peoplethinkitisrudetogotoapartywithoutapresent.8.Thevolcanoeruptedsuddenly,destroyingthewholecity.cosycrowdedempty-handedentirechooseoneoftheplaythetypeofthecomedythedirectorcharactersintheplayscenerypropcostumesWhen?WherePuttingonaplay
