话剧指以对话方式为主的戏剧形式，于19世纪末20世纪初来到中国，也是现在较为流行的表演形式。

八人英语话剧剧本《Net Friend 互联网交友》

　　 Summary:

　　 Is it correct to make friends on the Internet? Will it be dangerous? Bill, Hillary's younger brother, is a rude and impolite boy. Everyone in his school doesn't like him. However, he really wants to have a girlfriend, so he asks his sister to help him. Then Hillary pretended to be Bill on net and met a nice girl, Monica. Three months later, Hillary asked Monica to go out with "Bill" (Her brother), and arranged everything for them. When they met each other at McDonald's, Monica found that Bill wasn't the one who she talked to on net. Then...

　　 Finally, Monica understands that it's very dangerous to date with strangers and trusts everything of which her net-friend told her. And we all should be very careful when we're on net.

　　 Scene I

　　 (In school cafeteria, students are having lunch)

　　 Bill: Hey, Jessie. (He pushed her shoulder very rudely) Can I join you?

　　 (Jessie didn't say a word, and Bill just sat down)

　　 Bill: Wow! Wow! Wow! You are wearing a nice dress today!

　　 Jessie: Thanks!

　　 Bill: Oh! What a beautiful hair clip. Where did you buy it?

　　 (Jessie didn't say anything..)

　　 Bill: Hey, you have a nice watch.

　　 (He held her hand strongly and Jessie got angry.)

　　 Jessie: Don't touch me! I don't want to talk to you. Leave me alone!

　　 (Bill stood up and walked toward Carol.

　　 Bill sat down beside Carol without asking her)

　　 Bill: Hey, beautiful! How could you eat so little! It's not good for your health! Take this!

　　 (Bill wanted Carol to eat his food)

　　 Carol: No.

　　 Bill: Take it! (He was very rude and the plate fell down.)

　　 Carol: Hey! What are you doing! This is my new skirt!

　　 Bill: I'm sorry!

　　 Carol: Go away! You're such a rude guy!

　　 (Carol went away.)

　　 Bill: Did I do something wrong?

　　 (He talked to himself)

　　 Scene II

　　 (In Hillary's room. Hillary was surfing the net)

　　 Bill: Sis....

　　 Bill: Hillary!

　　 Hillary: Oh! Hi! Bill! How long have you been sitting there? Are you trying to scare me?

　　 (Bill didn't say a word.)

　　 Hillary: Bill? What's wrong with you? What happened?

　　 Bill: I tried to draw some girls' attention but they just ignored me!

　　 Hillary: Hmm....Maybe the way you used was wrong.

　　 Bill: Yeah, maybe. But I don't know how to attract them. Hillary, I just want to have a girlfriend?

　　 Hillary: Girlfriend?

　　 Bill: Yeah.

　　 Hillary: Let me see what I can do.

　　 Bill: So, can you help me?

　　 Hillary: Ok! Since you really want to have a girlfriend, I'll try to help you.

　　 Bill: Great! Thank you! You are a doll!

　　 (At this moment, Hillary's net-friend is calling her.)

　　 Hillary: Oh.. My net-friend!

　　 Bill: Ok! Waiting for your good news!

　　 (Bill left Hillary's room and Hillary was thinking how she helped Bill.)

　　 Hillary: Yeah! That's it! I can pretend to be Bill and find a girlfriend on the Internet!

　　 (She opened the PC and saw a girl's name "Monica"...)

　　 Hillary: (Laughing......) Monica!

　　 (A little bit surprised)

　　 Hillary: (Talked to herself) It is the same name as the girl of Clinton's sexual scandal. Hmm. Let me send a message to her.

　　 Hillary: Hi! I'm Bill! Glad to meet you!

　　 Monica: Hello, Bill! , Glad to meet you, too. I'm a college student, and you?

　　 Hillary: Me three

　　 Monica: (Laughing...) You're a humorous person!

　　 Hillary: Thanks! I guess you're a female, aren't you?

　　 Monica: Yes, I am.

　　 Hillary: (Talked to herself) Great! She's a girl.

　　 Monica: And you?

　　 Hillary: Oh... I'm a "boy"

　　 Monica: Which school club are you in?

　　 Hillary: Computer Information Club.

　　 Monica: Oh! Really? So you must be a computer expert!

　　 Hillary: You can say that again.

　　 Monica: You know I'm interested in computers, too. So, can you teach me or tell me something about them?

　　 Hillary: Sure! It's my pleasure!

　　 ( .....Two hours later .....)

　　 Hillary: Oh! It's interesting to chat with you.

　　 Monica: Yeah! I'm very happy, too.

　　 IIiIIaiy: Will you be here tomorrow? At the same time?

　　 Monica: I think so, I hope we can meet again.

　　 Hillary: Ok, I'll be here tomorrow, Bye! Bye!

　　 Monica: Bye!

　　 Saying: From then on, Monica and Hillary continue chatting with each other after school.

　　 (At Monica's room. As soon as Monica came back home from school,

　　 she started surfing the net. Then, her mom came into her room.

　　 She knocked her door, but no oneanswered the door)

　　 Dad：Darling，someone is knocking the door.

　　 Mom: I'm coming!

　　 Mom: Oh! Monica, my darling! I've just baked some cookies. Want some?

　　 Monica: No, thanks! I have something important to do.

　　 Mom: What are you busy doing?

　　 Monica: I'm surfing the net and talking to my net-friend.

　　 Mom: Net-friends!! They are strangers. You even don't know who they are. I read from the newspapers. Lot's of things happened on net. You should be more careful and you have to watch out for your net-friends, You're so young

　　 Monica: Ok.. ok. .I know, Mom. Don't worry about me.

　　 (Mom walked out her room. and Monica saw Hillary)

　　 Monica: Hello! Bill!

　　 Hillary: Hi! Monica! How's school today?

　　 Monica: Wonderful! It's really a nice day!

　　 Hillary: Monica! I think we've known each other for a long time. And I just wonder whether you would go out with me?

　　 Monica: (Talk to herself) Go out with him?

　　 Monica: Sure, I would like to. I think you're a polite and humorous person. It may be interesting to go out with you!

　　 Hillary: That's great! How about we meeting at McDonald's on Ming-Chang Road this weekend?

　　 Monica: All right! It's a deal! But how can I recognize you?

　　 Hilillary: I'll wear a blue shirt, blue jeans, a blue caps and also carry a blue knapsack. Besides, I'll stand beside the trash can.

　　 Monica: All in blue! Wow! Ok! That will be easy for me to recognize you.

　　 Hillary: Yeah! I'll be waiting for you!

　　 Monica: Ok! See you

　　 Monica: (Talk to herself) Ha! I'm looking forward to it!

　　 Hillary: (Talk to herself) Yes, I made it. I'm going to tell Bill this good news!

　　 ScenceIII

　　 (At McDonald's, Bill was waiting for Monica.

　　 A few minutes later, Monica saw Bill and walked toward Bill)

　　 Monica: Hi... Are you Bill?

　　 Bill: Yes, I am. You're Monica?

　　 Monica: Yeah.. that's right.

　　 Bill: You look great!

　　 Monica: You're not bad, either. Hey, Let's find a table!

　　 Bill: Yeah! How about that one? I've ordered some things.

　　 (They found a table and began talking.)

　　 Monica: Bill!

　　 Bill: Monica!

　　 Bill: Oh! Lady first!

　　 Monica: Bill, have you already finished your computer report?

　　 Bill: Uh...Uh... Did I tell you that?

　　 Monica: Yes, you did. You said it was about how to kill virus. Did you find out how to do that?

　　 Bill: Kill virus? That's easy for me. I'm a genius. Just use a knife.

　　 Monica: A knife?

　　 Bill: Yeah! Knife can kill everything.

　　 Monica: What are you talking about? Alright! Alright! Forget it! And how about the novel we discussed last week?

　　 Bill: Novel? I've read so many novels, which one?

　　 Monica: "The old man and the sea", don't you forget? What happened to that old man?

　　 Bill: Yeah! That old man! He caught a big fish and then became a hero.

　　 Monica: Hmm. He has a strong will, doesn't he? He never gives up anything. And how about the fish?

　　 Bill: Did you forget? He cooked the fish and ate it!

　　 Monica: And~~it's delicious, right?

　　 Bill: You got it! It's very delicious!

　　 Monica: Nonsense! The fish was eaten by the sharks . You're not Bill, are you?

　　 Bill: Of course I'm Bill. "B~I-L-L"

　　 Monica: But you seem different from the way you are on net. Who are you for God's sake?

　　 Bill: Ok. I tell you the truth. I'm Bill, but not the one you talked to on net. That was my sister, Hillary.

　　 Monica: Are you kidding me?

　　 Bill: No, that's true. I really want to have a girlfriend, so she helped me out. She met you on net and thought you're a nice girl. So she arranged us to meet each other.

　　 Monica: That means both of you tricked me?

　　 Bill: So what? That's Hillary's idea.

　　 Monica: You. ..You..... (She is very angry)

　　 Monica: Gosh! I was tricked for such a long time!

　　 Scence IV

　　 (Monica left McDonald angrily)

　　 (At Monica's room, again.)

　　 Monica: (Crying) How foolish I was! What on earth was I doing? (Still crying) I think I need someone to talk to.

　　 (She looked around and saw the time)

　　 Monica: Ah, 8:30. It's "Paula's Time."

　　 (She turned on the TV)

　　 Paula: Welcome to "Paula's Time" I'm Paula Jones, not Dow Jones. Today we'll discuss some net problems. Nowadays Internet helps modern people live more convenient lives, get the latest information. You can say that we live in an Internet world. However, some bad guys made use of Internet to do illegal deals or trick people. So, today we will listen to some friends' problems and help them solve it. Our hot line number is 111-1234. Please dial it as soon as possible. I'm waiting for your call-in. OK. Who's the first friend?

　　 Monica: Hi, Paula, I'm Monica.

　　 Paula: Yes, Monica, what do you want to share with us?

　　 Monica: I met a girl, Hillary, on net three months ago. She pretended to be her brother, Bill, and chatted with me. But I didn't know the truth until yesterday that we arranged to meet each other. He told me that Hillary surfed the net to help him find a girlfriend. And that was me. I felt I was tricked and I was very sad. Do you think I'm wrong?

　　 Paula: It seems like Bill takes special interests in Monica just like our president. Monica, it's a serious and common social problem in modern society. Lots of people want to make friends on the Internet. But you must be careful. On the net, people use nicknames to protect themselves, or even trick others to do something bad. Everyone on the net wears a mask. Sometimes it's evil that hides under the mask. So you had better watch out. Never date with strangers by yourself. Strangers are dangerous.

　　 Monica: Thanks, Paula. You do help me a lot. I know what I should do now.

　　 (Suddenly someone is calling Monica on net)

　　 Starr: Hi! Monica! I'm Starr. May I make friends with you?

　　 Monica: Oh! No! Not again!

　　 (Lights out)