Thurman Stage Terms Review

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Across
  1. 1. A face covering used in theatre to create character or disguise identity.
  2. 3. The group of actors who play all the characters in a show.
  3. 4. A second audition; directors will bring back certain individuals from a first audition to consider them further.
  4. 5. Another word for memorized. A rehearsal off book will be one in which the actors do not use scripts.
  5. 7. A play using musical accompaniment and sung music to tell its story.
  6. 9. The deliberate use of light to illuminate the stage or convey a location or emotion, and sometimes all three.
  7. 11. A humorous play. Traditionally, comedies ended in marriage, which implied birth and new life, as opposed to a tragedy, which ended in death.
  8. 12. The primary character in a play. Often considered the "good guy."
  9. 13. The way an actor stands, sits, and generally holds himself. Posture can do a lot to physically create a character.
  10. 15. A speech given by one character to other characters. Monologues are frequently used as
  11. 17. The words said aloud by characters during a play.
  12. 19. The person who portrays a character in a play.
  13. 22. In technical terms, the trigger (be it a line or an event) for an action to be carried out at a specific time.Lighting and sound cues are called for by the stage manager, following along in the script with the events of the show.
  14. 23. written conversation between two or more characters.
  15. 24. A printed copy of the dialogue and instructions of a play.
Down
  1. 2. The underlying emotion, thoughts, and meanings underneath what is said by the characters in a play.
  2. 3. An actor's movement from one part of the stage to another.
  3. 6. An actor's movement and stage positions during a performance
  4. 8. pieces.
  5. 10. The clothing worn by characters on stage.
  6. 12. The events of a play, from its beginning to end.
  7. 14. The person who writes the plays.
  8. 16. This establishes the setting and characters of the play.
  9. 18. A type of comedy that seeks to entertain its audiences through a series of extravagant and improbable situations
  10. 20. A unifying concept in a play.
  11. 21. The use of cosmetics to create the appearance of the character during the play.