Acting Terminology

1. a play style in which the actors address the audience (14)
7. when the actor has a valid reason for doing something, the action is... (9)
8. an actor is ______ him/herself if he/she stands where the audience cannot see him/her (9)
9. each actor must develop a _____ character (6)
12. to move to another stage area
13. what the character wants from the scene/play (9)
15. when an actor compromises his/her body position so that the audience can see him/her, he/she is said to be ____ out (8)
19. an actor is scene _____ or upstaging others if he/she distracts the audience from the the actor who should have their attention (8)
20. what the director says when he wants the actors to get ready to start the scene (6)
22. to move because another actor has moved to block you
23. something that keeps the actor from his/her goal (8)

2. because the actors are so close for so long, they must develop a philosophy of ____. (8)
3. a play style that represents real life (16)
4. the process by which the actor seeks to make his/her role unique and entertaining (16)
5. a non-fictional character (10)
6. the Russian actor/director who founded the Method style of acting (12)
10. something that is implied but not spoken (7)
11. the area behind the curtain where the actors cannot be seen (9)
14. the style of acting that focuses on thinking more than feeling (9)
16. to have one's lines memorized and not to have a script in hand (7)
17. a play which has withstood the test of time (9)
18. during a long monologue, a director may tell an actor to ____ the stage, allowing more freedom of movement (4)
21. what the director says when he wants the action to stop (3)