Basic Acting Terminology

3. An actor is ______ themself if they stand where the audience cannot see them
5. The style of acting that focuses on thinking more than feeling
9. A play style that represents real life
12. To have one's lines memorized and not have the script in hand
13. Each actor must develop a _______ character
14. The area behind the curtain where the actors can't be seen
16. The Russian director who founded the Method style of acting
17. What a character wants from the scene or play
20. The process by which the actor seeks to make the role they play unique and entertaining

1. A play that has withstood the test of time
2. To move because another actor has moved to block you
4. What the director says when he wants you to stop
6. A non-fictional character
7. What the director says when she wants the actors to get ready to start the scene
8. When a character has a valid reason for doing something, the action is _________
10. An actor is scene ______ or upstaging others when he/she distracts the audience from the actor who should have their attention
11. Something that keeps a character from their goal
15. During a long monologue, a director may tell an actor to _____ the stage, allowing him/her more freedom of movement
16. Something that is implied but not spoken
18. Because the actors are so close for so long, they must develop a philosophy of _______
19. When an actor compromises their body position so the audience can see them, they are said to be _____ out