This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Theater & Drama has 12 clues. Answers range from 3 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
An introduction or preface, especially a poem recited to introduce a play.
a character is talking to himself on stage, allowing the audience access to his or her thoughts (alone on stage)
a long speech (at least 10 lines) by one character to a group (everyone can hear the person speaking)
character briefly says something to himself or whispers to another character so other characters on stage cannot hear him or her
a humorous character or incident in a serious literary work or drama, especially a tragedy, intended to relieve the dramatic tension
an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements
the place and time where the events of the drama take place; in a play it dominates the audience's experience of the drama. It quite literally forms the backdrop for the action .
part of a play defined by elements such as rising action, climax and resolution
a part of an act defined with the changing of characters or setting
A tragedy is a play which tells the story of a tragic hero. Shakespearean tragedies usually begin fine and dandy, but quickly go downhill.
someone whose tragic flaw causes him/her to have a downfall and learn from the consequences of his actions.
a flaw in the tragic hero of a tragedy that brings the tragic hero to ruin or sorrow; also known as a tragic flaw.