Putting on a play can be fun. Acting can be like the “let's pretend and dress-up games children play. Actors pretend（扮演）,for a little while, to be other people. They t{#blank#}1{#/blank#}to look like and talk as other persons do.

    Professional（职业的） actors take part in plays and television programs given in large cities. They make their .l{#blank#}2{#/blank#} by acting. But other people act in plays just for fun and are not p{#blank#}3{#/blank#}for their work. They are high school or college students and adults who are members of “little theatre” groups. In the d{#blank#}4{#/blank#}, they are students, teachers, doctors, lawyers, or police officers. They are actors o{#blank#}5{#/blank#}in the evenings or on weekends.

    The little theater groups has a long history in America. One of the o{#blank#}6{#/blank#}groups is in Indiana. They are called the Players Club, and they put on eight plays a year. People in the city buy tickets to see the plays. A{#blank#}7{#/blank#}who wants to act may join the Players Club. Before each play, auditions（试演） are held so that people can try o{#blank#}8{#/blank#}for the different parts. Not all members of the group are actors. People are also needed to h{#blank#}9{#/blank#}with the lighting, clothes and makeup.

    There are little theater groups in many cities. They continue to put on plays because they bring p{#blank#}10{#/blank#}to a large number of people. People in a little theater group enjoy having the chance to act, and the audience enjoy watching the plays.