Acting Terminology

2. To move because another actor has moved to block you. (12)
6. A non-fictional character from the past. (10 letters)
7. A play that withstood the test of time and has been shown over many generations (9 letters)
10. When an actor changes their body's position in order for the audience to see them/ their face, the actor is said to be ___________ out. (8)
14. A play style that represents real life. (16 letters)
15. What the director says when s/he wants to stop the action (3 letters).
17. During a long monologue, a director may tell an actor to ____ the stage, allowing them more freedom of movement. (4 letters)
18. What the character wants from the scene or play. (9)
20. Something that keeps an actor from their goal (8 letters)
21. Because actors in a cast are so close, they must develop a sense of ____________. (8)
22. The process whereby the actor seeks to make a role they are playing unique and entertaining by developing the character. (16 letters)
23. An actor is ________ the scene or upstaging other actors if s/he distracts the audience from the actor who should have their attention. (8)

1. To have one's lines memorized and not have to have the script in hand. (7)
3. The Russian actor/director who founded the Method style of acting (12)
4. The job in theatre which involves lights and sound. (9)
5. An actor is _________ themselves when they stand where the audience cannot see them. (9 letters)
8. What the director says when s/he wants the action to stop (6 letters)
9. Something is implied but not spoken (7 letters)
11. To move to another area on stage. (5)
12. When the character has a valid reason for doing something, the action is ____________ (9 letters)
13. A style of playing in which the actors address the audience. (14)
16. Each actor must develop a _________ character (6 letters)
19. The area behind the curtains where actors cannot be seen. (9)