Theater Terms

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Across
  1. 2. a story acted out as a play in front of a live audience
  2. 5. person who works with the actors and decides how the show is presented
  3. 7. a person who writes plays
  4. 10. the action of solving a problem or conflict
  5. 12. the area where actors perform
  6. 13. the moral, message, or lesson of a play or other work of fiction
  7. 15. the act of presenting a play
  8. 18. where & when the story takes place
  9. 20. clothing worn by an actor during a show
  10. 22. people in a play who are represented by actors
  11. 25. the characters or actors taking part in a play
Down
  1. 1. lines spoken between characters in a play
  2. 3. someone who pretends to be someone else while performing in a play
  3. 4. a performer who speaks directly to the audience to tell a story or give information
  4. 6. building for performances with a stage for the cast and seats for the audience
  5. 7. the action of a play
  6. 8. a problem between characters that brings action important to the plot
  7. 9. the people watching a play
  8. 11. part of an act in a play with a given place or time
  9. 14. the written text of a play
  10. 16. a group of scenes that form an important part of a play
  11. 17. objects used by actors in a play
  12. 19. the act of practicing the play
  13. 21. the physical objects that suggest the world of the play
  14. 23. an actor's part in a play
  15. 24. a signal given to people working in or on a play