Page 3-Drama Packet Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. quality The characteristics of a voice, such as shrill, nasal, raspy, breathy, booming, and so forth.
  2. 6. Used as a noun, the stage area away from the audience; used as a verb, to steal the focus of a scene.
  3. 9. Information that is implied by a character but not stated by a character in dialogue, including actions and thoughts.
  4. 10. Printed words, including dialogue and the stage directions for a script.
  5. 11. Acting without words through facial expression, gesture, and movement.
  6. 12. A person who writes plays.
  7. 13. The placement and delivery of volume, clarity, and distinctness of voice for communicating to an audience.
  8. 14. The main character of a play and the character with whom the audience identifies most strongly.
  9. 16. right The right side of the stage from the perspective of an actor facing the audience.
  10. 17. The highness or lowness of voice
  11. 18. Almost anything brought to life by human hands to create a performance. Types of puppets include rod, hand, and marionette.
  12. 19. characters Established characters, such as young lovers, neighborhood busybodies, sneaky villains, and overprotective fathers, who are immediately recognizable by an audience.
  13. 20. memory Memories of sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures. It is used to help define a character in a certain situation.
Down
  1. 1. The stage representation of an action or a story; a dramatic composition.
  2. 2. The degree of loudness or intensity of a voice.
  3. 3. games Noncompetitive games designed to develop acting skills and popularized by Viola Spolin.
  4. 4. The distinctive and unique manner in which a writer arranges words to achieve particular effects. Style essentially combines the idea to be expressed with the individuality of the author. These arrangements include individual word choices as well as such matters as the length and structure of sentences, tone, and use of irony.
  5. 5. action The part of a plot consisting of complications and discoveries that create conflict.
  6. 7. Practice sessions in which the actors and technicians prepare for public performance through repetition.
  7. 8. A rehearsal moving from start to finish without stopping for corrections or notes.
  8. 14. The orientation of the actor to the audience (e.g., full front, right profile, left profile).
  9. 15. The written text of a play.
  10. 18. (properties) Items carried on stage by an actor; small items on the set used by the actors.