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			A play is a story brought to life on a stage. To perform a play, you need actors, a place to perform and an audience. In theatre, live actors perform plays in front of a live audience.
	A play presents ideas through the actors' words, movements and actions. In a play, actors bring the characters in the story to life onstage. What do you need to do to put on a play? You start with a good story written as a script. You've got to have actors. You need an audience and a place to do the play. You can put on a play anywhere: in a theatre, in your classroom, in your basement or even in your back yard! How can the same play be different every time? Because it's live onstage! Every audience at a play is different. Actors respond to the way the different people in the audience react to the play. top of page