Acting Terminology Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 7. to move to another stage area
- 8. What the director says when he/she wants the action to stop
- 9. When the character has a valid reason for doing something, the action is
- 10. A play which has withstood the test of time
- 12. the style of acting that focuses on thinking more than feeling
- 13. a play in which the actors address the audience
- 15. a play style that represents real life
- 17. during a monologue, when the director allows an actor more movement on the stage
- 19. to move because another actor has moved to block you
- 20. an actor distracts the audience from the actor who should have their attention
- 21. Each actor must develop a ___ character
Down
- 1. Something that keeps a character from meeting their goal
- 2. a non-fictional character
- 3. standing where the audience cannot see him/her
- 4. what the character wants from the scene or play
- 5. Something that is implied but not spoken
- 6. the process by which the actor seeks to make the role they play unique and entertaining
- 11. When an actor compromises their body position so the audience can see them
- 14. The philosophy that happens when actors have been together for a long time
- 16. the area behind the curtain where the actors cannot be seen
- 18. What the director says when he/she wants the actors to get ready to start the scene