Power of authority

The attraction is instant. You come into the classroom, pick an empty seat -- it's easy, most of them are empty, -- take out brand new writing pad and your sack of colored pens and pencils, wait. Students stroll in, most of them younger, distracted, casual. Finally, at 7 on the dot, he walks in and shuts the door behind him. He hands out syllabi and smiles. "So, tell me, what is a play?" he asks.