Learn Spanish (Latin America): Pon la silla en el escenario, la historia tiene que ser dramática. - Put the chair on the stage, the story has to be dramatic.

Pon is the irregular affirmative tú (informal "you") command for the verb poner (to put). While most verbs form this command by just using the normal present-tense él/ella form (which would be pone), poner is one of a small group of short, irregular commands you just have to memorize.

Is escenario a false friend for the English word "scenario"?

Mostly, yes! While it can sometimes translate to "scenario," in Spanish el escenario most commonly refers to a physical "stage" in a theater or concert hall. This makes perfect sense here, as you are being told to put a chair on it.

Why is there a que in tiene que ser?

To express that someone or something "has to" or "must" do something, Spanish uses the specific phrase tener que followed by an unconjugated verb (in this case, ser). If you leave out the que, it's grammatically incorrect—much like saying "the story has be" in English.

Why does this sentence use ser instead of estar for "to be dramatic"?