Drama terminology
Across
- 2. The arch or boarder that frames a stage.
- 3. those who make the magic happen offstage
- 6. A study of the context in which a production takes place.
- 7. A piece of cloth that’s used as a backdrop on-stage
- 10. the conceptual barrier between actor and audience member.
- 11. When a character expresses internal thoughts or emotions verbally for the benefit of the audience
- 12. the person responsible for the lighting and other technical arrangements for a stage play
- 16. When a cast rehearses their entire show from beginning to end.
- 17. A really, really, really, really, really, really fast costume change
- 18. A light that stays illuminated on a stage when the auditorium is otherwise unoccupied
Down
- 1. instruments accompanying a show
- 4. When the run of a show is done and everyone involved congregates to destroy the set.
- 5. The secret place where theatre nerds fan-girl and get Playbills signed after a show.
- 8. The time in which an actor must be present at the theatre for an audition
- 9. Thespian lingo for theatre that is out of the box
- 11. When a play’s text includes instructional movement or gestures
- 13. to read a script with little to no preparation.
- 14. A magical rehearsal where singers and musicians unite to run through musical numbers together.
- 15. When actors try to achieve complete emotional understanding of their character