Theater Crossword

3. Just you, the audience, and your character’s truth
6. The director’s map for where your feet should go
7. Where mistakes are welcome and magic is made
9. One chance to show them what you’ve got
11. A slice of the story, complete with a beginning, middle, and end
12. Every great performance starts as words on a page
13. The Who’s Who souvenir that proves you were part of something
14. The invisible thread that pulls the audience from page one to the final bow

1. The back row paid to hear you too
2. Turning music into movement, one count at a time
4. Your face tells the story before your mouth opens
5. The sword, the phone, the teacup — none of it is real, but it has to feel like it is
8. The first thing your character puts on and the last thing you take off
10. When the script disappears and instinct takes over