Acting/Theatre Quiz 3

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Across
  1. 3. The person responsible for managing rehearsals and calling cues during a performance
  2. 5. Offstage area of the theater where props are stored
  3. 7. Theater with audiences on one side (and also the arch frame separating the stage and the house)
  4. 9. The professional union for actors.
  5. 11. Oldest form of communication, also a theatrical form that relies on facial expression and gesture rather than dialogue
  6. 15. The first actor
  7. 17. Term that refers to the timing of lines and action
  8. 20. How "loud" or "soft" an actor speaks
  9. 22. The stage manager is in charge of this "book," a collection of cues and other vital rehearsal/performance information
  10. 23. Type of theater with audiences on all sides
  11. 24. This person's job is to write the play
  12. 26. Step of the rehearsal process that comes last
  13. 28. The muscle that controls breath
  14. 33. Type of theater with audiences on three sides
  15. 34. A speech by an actor who is alone on the stage
  16. 35. A character’s resistance or struggle to achieve their goal.
  17. 37. The term for a second audition.
  18. 38. Japanese puppet theatre
  19. 39. Area of a theater where the audience sits to watch the show
  20. 41. "Waiting in the ______" refers to being ready for a cue.
  21. 42. How "high" or "low" your voice is
Down
  1. 1. Famous acting teacher, developer of method acting technique
  2. 2. The invisible wall between the actors and the audience
  3. 4. Name of the theater Shakespeare and his men performed in
  4. 6. A type of modern play that deals with life in a realistic and serious manner
  5. 8. What a character wants" is also known as their ______.
  6. 10. A technique used by actors to recall personal emotions for a scene.
  7. 12. French performer famous for his pantomime techniques
  8. 13. Turning out toward the audience so they can see you better on stage
  9. 14. Step of the rehearsal process that comes first
  10. 16. Term referring to a significant moment when an actor knows it's time to make their entrance
  11. 18. The color film that is placed on stage lights to produce different colors
  12. 19. Planning the stage movement of the actors
  13. 21. An actor who can stand in if the main actor is unable to perform
  14. 25. Term referring to movement of the body to express an idea
  15. 27. Items used onstage by the actors
  16. 29. Make up dialogue in an emergency
  17. 30. Speech by an actor who is in conversation with other actors on stage
  18. 31. Invitation to return for a second audition
  19. 32. The term for reaching out to the last person in the last row with your voice/the act of being heard
  20. 36. A theater is considered this if there is no show that day
  21. 40. Marking stage with tape so crew knows where to put set pieces or actor's know their marks