projectactors/actressdirectorscriptthemelinesstagedirectionssettingcostumespropsbasicrequirementsplotvividperformancesExaggeratedexpressions/TheinvisiblebenchReadthefirstplayandtrytoaskthefollowingquestions:Isthereabenchinthecourtyard?ActuallynoWhatdoestheword‘invisible’mean?Itmeans‘can’tbeseen’Isthisacomedy?Whyorwhynot?Yes,itisacomedybecauseitisveryfunny.Theinvisiblebenchcharacters(actors/actresses)settingfivestudentsinaparkthemetheinvisiblebenchIstherereallyaninvisiblebench?Inwhatstyleofcomedydoyouthinkthisoneis,observational,prop,physicalorimpressionist?Itisinthephysicalstyle.Actorsusebodylanguagetoperformtheplay.Howmanycharactersarethereintheplay?Whoarethey?Three.Theking,theQueenandtheservantWhodoyouthinkisthemaincharacterintheplay?TheKingWhatdoestheKingactuallywant?Toiletpaper.Whyaretheothersunabletounderstandhim?Becausehewasakingandhesaysthathewantsimportantpapers.Theotherswouldmistakethemforsomeofficialdocuments.Inwhatstyleofstand-upcomedyisthisplay?Itisinthestyleofprop.Actorsusetheprop—toiletpaperandsomeotherpaperstoperformtheplay.Howdoestheplaywrightmaketheplayfunny?Theplaywrightusesaplayuponwords—importantpaperandtoiletpaper---tomakepeoplelaugh.Theimportantpaperscharacters(actors/actresses)settingTheKing,theQueen,ServantinthepalacethemetheimportantpapersWhatdoestheKingreallymeanbysaying“theimportantpapers”?Apersoncanfallintoembarrassmentifheexpresseshisopinionsinaroundaboutway.Peopletendtothinkpowerorauthoritymeansimportanceorsignificance.Smallthingscanbeconsideredimportantonesinspecialoccasionsandthustheycouldn’tbeneglected.Let’splay!Let’splay!Whichplaywillyouchoose?Whowillplayeachcharacter?Whowillbethedirector?Whatkindofscenerywillyouneed?Whowillmakeit?Willyouneedcostumes?Whowillmakethem?Let’spractise!doubt,happen,see,hold,uncross,you,surprise,tearTheimportantpapersOnceuponatime,there(1)________averyfunnystoryamongthreepeople,theKing,theQueenandaservant.Oneday,assoonastheKingenteredthepalace,hecalledinaservantandtoldhimhehadtohavesomeimportantpapersimmediately.Sooncamebacktheservantwithastackofhappenedofficial-lookingpapers,but(2)________this,theKingthrewthemawayatonceandshouted:“No,no,nobringmyimportantpapers!”Theservantdashedoutandinaminutere-enteredwithanewspaperinhishand.Thistime,tohis(3)_________,theKingtoreitintohalvesandcried:“No,(4)_____fool!seeingsurpriseyouImusthavemyimportantpapersRIGHTNOW!!!”However,likethefirstandsecondtime,theservantfailedtobringtheKingwhathewantedseveraltimes.EventheQueendidn’tknowwhatherhusbandwantedandjust(5)______apagefromherbookandofferedittoKing.toreTheKingmovedaroundinhischair,crossedand(6)_________hislegsandseemedveryanxious.Atlast,theservant(7)_______outarolloftoiletpaper.Hewaspuzzledand(8)_______whethertheKingneededitornot.Onthecontrary,upongettingit,theKingranoutasfastaspossible.SocanyouguesswhathappenedtotheKing?uncrossedhelddoubted