THEATRE JARGON

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Across
  1. 1. the team of person working in the play.
  2. 2. words in the script for actors to say.
  3. 4. the actors and actresses in a play.
  4. 6. extended speech said by one character.
  5. 8. the period before the performance begins.
  6. 11. performers return to the stage to be recognized after the performance.
  7. 12. the text of the play.
  8. 13. playwright's instructions in the script.
  9. 16. occasion used to practice for the performance.
Down
  1. 1. a signal for something to take place.
  2. 3. things on stage to establish the scene.
  3. 4. clothing worn by actors.
  4. 5. calling out the lines for an actor.
  5. 7. the directors' commands to actors about staging.
  6. 9. items used by actors on stage.
  7. 10. person who writes the play.
  8. 14. taking the set down after the performance.
  9. 15. a conversation between/among characters.