Theatre Terms!

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Across
  1. 2. the most common orientation of a theatre in which the stage is framed like a picture with the audience facing it on one side
  2. 5. the penultimate show-stopping, toe-tapping musical number
  3. 7. no reviews of the show can be published in the papers until after this
  4. 9. to go on stage unprepared
  5. 14. the good luck chicken
  6. 16. a type of stage that is surrounded on all four side sides by the audience
  7. 18. a higher seating section that hangs over the orchestra; you better take the elevator!
  8. 19. the ground level seating closest to the stage--so close you might have to crane your neck to see
  9. 21. the part of the theater that contains the lobby, box office, and where the audience sits
  10. 22. a performer in a show who learns the lines of another character, just in case
  11. 24. a test run for the play
  12. 25. the precise planning of actors’ movements during the scenes; origins rooted in playing with toys
Down
  1. 1. good luck, babe! Origins in chairs and taking bows for queens
  2. 3. the part of the stage that is closer to the audience
  3. 4. to be in the center of attention; origins from a glowing oxygen and hydrogen flame
  4. 6. a type of theater in which any direction could be the audience or the stage; smaller than most theatres; good for artistic freedom and raw storytelling
  5. 8. a rehearsal for singers and musicians only. Back off, actors! This one’s for the band!
  6. 10. to draw attention away from another performer. Not cool, man!
  7. 11. a performer who knows all the lines for the lead role, but is not otherwise in the play and only performs the lead role if needed
  8. 12. Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s tragedies that is thought to be cursed and therefore, should not be uttered; but, Ms. F stares superstitions in the face like a brave matador!
  9. 13. a specific type of entryway for performers in which they emerge from beneath the audience seating
  10. 15. a stage that extends into the audience. Walk the plank! I mean--catwalk!
  11. 17. the highest level of seating, located above the orchestra and the mezzanine
  12. 20. Ballerinas know that more money comes from more people, and more people require more horses. And more horses means more of this
  13. 23. to clear a set after all performances are over or to clear a prop from the scene; origins in sailboats and construction job sites