Drama Terminology Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. The main character in a story.
  2. 6. One character talking for a long time on their own to the audience.
  3. 8. The person who makes up the dance moves.
  4. 9. Directions: Entrances, exits and movement on stage by the actors.
  5. 10. The location in which the action takes place.
  6. 13. The main idea of a drama.
  7. 14. Hand-held items used on stage to enhance the performance.
  8. 15. The largest division of a play.
  9. 16. This helps to create the setting in a stage play. Typically, these have been large set pieces, though it is becoming more and more common to do this digitally.
  10. 17. Two or more characters talking back and forth.
  11. 18. _______ Irony: When the audience knows something that the actors on stage do not.
  12. 21. The actors in a drama.
  13. 22. A play written for the screen. Ie. a movie.
  14. 23. The area to the side of the stage. Typically props and set pieces are stored here.
Down
  1. 1. The character who opposes the hero of the story.
  2. 2. This refers to the position of actors and sets on stage.
  3. 3. One character talking for a long time on their own to someone else on stage.
  4. 4. _______ Wall: The imaginary separation between performers and audience. You break it when an actor speaks directly to the audience.
  5. 5. Someone who writes a play.
  6. 6. A division of the play, based on the setting.
  7. 7. Manager: The person who oversees all creative and technical aspects of a production.
  8. 11. Acting out scenes without a script. Making it up on the spot.
  9. 12. The written text of a play / musical / tv show / movie.
  10. 19. The trigger for an action to be carried out, or a line to be said, in a stage production.
  11. 20. Something said to the audience or one character on stage, that the other characters don’t hear.