Acting Terms

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Across
  1. 2. A person managing tech members, actors and keep the show running smoothly
  2. 6. long spoken speech only spoken by one person
  3. 7. what drives a character to do what they're doing
  4. 9. feedback on a scene
  5. 10. articulating your words
  6. 12. products used to make your facial features match your character
  7. 16. pieces of furniture or something like that to create the atmosphere of the scene
  8. 17. Where the audience sits in the theater
  9. 18. the entirety of all the actors in a scene
  10. 20. reading a scripts with no prior practice
  11. 25. the main figure or one of the most prominent figures in a real situation
  12. 26. middle of the stage
  13. 28. a thing said or done that serves as a signal to an actor or other performer to enter or to begin their speech or performance
  14. 29. part of the stage that sticks out into the house past the curtain line
  15. 30. slightly facing the audience
  16. 31. incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
  17. 32. a person playing a role in a scene
  18. 33. The height of a scene where all the action happens
  19. 35. where understudies to major players would wait for their chance to appear on stage
  20. 37. who you, as an actor, play in a scene
  21. 39. written line to read in a scene
  22. 42. the frame or arch separating the stage from the auditorium, through which the action of a play is viewed
  23. 43. right side of the stage from the stage point of view
  24. 46. A person who writes plays
  25. 47. either sides of the stage that cannot be seen by audience members
  26. 48. no longer needing the script (fully memorized)
  27. 49. background characters in a scene
Down
  1. 1. a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary
  2. 3. clothing use to make you appear as a character you play
  3. 4. actor speaking their thoughts out loud
  4. 5. front of the stage
  5. 8. The person leading the production of a scene
  6. 11. the entirety of physical movement dure a scene
  7. 13. constructive criticism
  8. 14. all the lights go out on stage for dramatic effect
  9. 15. conversation between characters
  10. 19. making it up as you go
  11. 21. recalling strong emotions during a scene to add emotional authenticity
  12. 22. how a character stands/presents themselves
  13. 23. a stage that extends into the auditorium so that the audience is seated around three sides
  14. 24. marks to use as a map to where specific set pieces are placed
  15. 27. expressing ideas/emotions through small movements
  16. 34. objects used during a scene
  17. 36. time to practice a scene
  18. 38. walking across the stage
  19. 39. left side of the stage from the stage point of view
  20. 40. The audience surrounds the stage rather than watching from one direction
  21. 41. speak loudly without yelling
  22. 44. the issues a character faces throughout a scene
  23. 45. back of the stage