Chapter 6 Stage Movement & 16 Blocking Theatre Term Review Crossword

slanted so that the back is higher than the front, either in reference to a playing area/stage or seating
imaginary lines indicating visibility of stage areas to the audience
away from the audience
toward (close to) the audience
the area behind the stage that the audience cannot see
____ left or right: the actor’s left or right as he/she faces the audience
halfway between full back and stage left/right, for actors who share a scene equally often; places their bodies so that the audience can easily see them
sideways to the audience, used if a scene becomes intense; tightens actors’ focus on each other and the audience’s focus on them
halfway between full back and stage right/left; used by actors in order to give another actor the audience’s focus, to show their lines are especially important
facing the audience; for monologues and asides to the audience
completely turned away from the audience; used for unusual circumstances or in individual events (I.E.’s) to show a character as offstage
movement across the stage from one area to another
moving in the opposite direction of an actor making a cross; a way of adjusting one’s stage position when an actor finds themselves in the direct path of another’s cross
the planned movements and arrangements of actors
a diagram that shows the walls, doors, windows, furniture and other architectural details onstage drawn to scale
when an actor faces the audience directly; full front
when several actors (A, B, and C) look at one specific actor (D) in order to draw the audience’s attention to that character
when actors look from one to another, to another, and so on, thus causing the audience to follow the pattern from actor A, to B, and then to C.
a balance in the variety and kinds of movement in a play
___ balance: when there is an equal number of characters on each side of the stage, equidistant from the center
___ balance: when position is used to balance characters on either side of the stage; a lighter figure on one side balances a heavier figure on the other if the lighter is farther from the center, or a character on one side can balance a group on the other side
___ balance: when the placement of actors onstage appears equally balanced (the impression of equal weight on both sides of center, even though the actual weight isn’t equal)