Across
- 4. The spoken text of a play, or conversation between characters
- 6. “Theatre is a partnership between you the audience and us the performers…”
- 8. Curved plain cloth or plastered wall filling the rear of the stage, used to create background on traditional sets; “cyc” for short
- 10. A light left burning overnight on stage to ward off evil spirits and curses; also very useful for helping people not to trip on scenery and into the orchestra pit
- 11. Morning or afternoon performance of a show
- 12. “Picture frame” through which an audience sees the show; type of theatre configuration that gives a clear “fourth wall” for the audience
- 15. A rehearsal at faster-than-normal pace, done only to focus on actor movement and entrances/exits; also known as a “speed run” or “Italian run”
- 16. Lightweight timber frame covered with scenic canvas or plywood; can be reconfigured easily to provide a stage set or backdrop
- 18. Any signal (spoken line, action or count) that indicates another action should follow; audible or visual
- 20. A form of rehearsal in which all technical and creative elements are brought together; can be open or closed, depending on the theatre, and sometimes family/friends are invited as a small, supportive audience
- 21. The author of a play
- 23. Support structure close to the top of a fly system
Down
- 1. A thin metal plate etched to produce a design which can be projected by a profile spotlight
- 2. A break between sections of a performance; in most productions, occurs around the halfway point
- 3. The off-stage spaces located immediately to the left and right of the main performance area, hidden from the audience's view
- 5. A sloping stage which is raised at the back end and has a downward incline; the reason why we have “downstage” and “upstage” as directions
- 7. To put something in its starting position before the beginning of a scene/show; when in doubt, the SM has a checklist for it
- 9. Person whose role is to play a character
- 10. The only place you can have food backstage (hint: it’s not the dressing rooms)
- 13. Review by director/designer of all costumes worn by cast members in a show, paraded under stage lighting
- 14. Part of the stage and/or theatre which is out of sight of the audience; think “behind the scenes”
- 17. Common term for a communication system in a theatre; depending on budget, can also be walkie talkies
- 19. An opening through the stage; usually in the floor, can be built in for entrances and exits
- 22. Assistant Stage Manager; often in charge of sourcing or running props during a show, carrying out pre-show checklist, and helping or leading stage crew with scene changes