ACTING AND PERFORMANCE TERMS

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Across
  1. 3. The author of a play
  2. 4. Exercises performed by an actor to physically warm up the body.
  3. 7. team of people work backstage during a production
  4. 8. The theater district in New York City
  5. 10. The actors’ movement in a play or musical, not including the choreography
  6. 11. What a character wants
  7. 13. REHEARSAL One of the final run-throughs of a show which usually includes full costumes, props, and technical elements.
  8. 17. Performing without a script, a useful tool for developing character, staying “in the moment,” and remaining in character should something go wrong on stage
  9. 19. An agreement between two parties.
  10. 20. The words of a song
  11. 22. Speaking and singing loudly enough to be understood by the audience
  12. 24. A type of verbal activity that exercises a person’s diction and articulation
  13. 25. The part of the stage furthest from the audience
  14. 26. The spirit of camaraderie cultivated while rehearsing and performing a show
  15. 28. A person who writes music for a musical.
  16. 29. A signal that tells the cast or crew what to do next
  17. 30. series of beats carefully arranged to form a pattern or phrase
  18. 31. when all technical elements are incorporated into the production
  19. 34. A suggestion given by the director to an actor
  20. 35. person responsible for keeping all rehearsals and performances organized and on schedule, and for calling sound and light cues during the show.
  21. 37. An early rehearsal at which the cast reads their parts from the script without blocking or memorized lines
  22. 39. TEAM The author(s), director, choreographer, music director, and designers for a play or musical
Down
  1. 1. The environment, mood, and feeling onstage, often created by sound, lighting, design, and movement
  2. 2. A human (or animal) represented in a play
  3. 5. An actor’s use of his body and movement to create a unique character
  4. 6. CIRCUMSTANCES Facts that the playwright provides about characters, settings, and situations in a play
  5. 7. person who creates the dance numbers in a musical.
  6. 9. Anything that happens backstage or out of the view of the audience
  7. 11. an actor’s ability to perform memorized lines without holding the script
  8. 12. The dances in a musical
  9. 13. The portion of the stage closest to the audience; the opposite of upstage.
  10. 14. Spoken lines that describe what is happening in the story
  11. 15. A moment of silence and stillness during which a character reacts to something that has been said or done
  12. 16. person who performs as a character in a play or musical
  13. 18. The entire physical environment onstage
  14. 21. A section of a play in one particular location and time
  15. 23. when the cast learns and practices the show
  16. 27. A large number of lines spoken by a single character
  17. 32. A stage angled toward the audience
  18. 33. WORK An actor’s process through movement, improvisation, and relationship to discover and perform their character
  19. 36. any item an actor holds or carries during a performance
  20. 38. The written words that make up a show, including spoken words, stage directions, and lyrics