Acting 1 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. where the audience sits
  2. 4. to stay more open to the audience than you would in real life
  3. 7. a scene made up with little or no preparation time
  4. 8. a line given to an actor when they forget it
  5. 12. all non-lead roles
  6. 13. any item an actor uses on stage
  7. 15. where the orchestra sits
  8. 16. an actor’s expression meaning “good luck”
  9. 17. a signal for something to happen
  10. 19. a practice where all set changes, lights and sound cues are done
  11. 20. the tryout process for a show
  12. 22. the place where announcements are posted for actors
  13. 24. the character causing problems for the main character
  14. 27. at the end of the show when actors come out to bow and receive applause
  15. 29. off stage left and off stage right
  16. 30. the director’s assigned movements for the actors
Down
  1. 1. to take the focus from where it should be on stage
  2. 3. a scene performed without words or props
  3. 5. giving someone a part because they look the part
  4. 6. a practice with stops for changes and corrections
  5. 9. a second set of auditions for actors the director wants to see again
  6. 10. the part of the stage in front of the curtain
  7. 11. the main character
  8. 14. to speak loudly enough to be heard at the back of the audience
  9. 18. when all stage lights go out at the same time
  10. 21. to move on stage
  11. 23. the time before the show when actors are expected to arrive
  12. 25. the front curtain
  13. 26. when actors are no longer allowed to carry scripts on stage
  14. 28. a line or action an actor makes up on stage