theatre arts project #2 Crossword

a description or direction provided in the text of a play , usually indicated with italics and/or parentheses
a stage direction - tells the characters to come onto the stage
a stage direction - tells the character to leave the stage & scene
a major section of a play , similar to a chapter in a book
a subdivision of an act ; usually a scene indicate a specific location or time and changes if another location or time is supposed to be presented
shakespeare’s plays were written in blank verse; as in a poem , a line might end though the sentence continues
a character or group in a drama who speaks the prologue & epilogue and comments on the action
a minor character who doesn’t have many or any lines
building, structure, or space in which dramatic performances take place
how an actor says his or her lines
from the word “emotion” ; to deliver lines with feelings appropriate to the scene
when the “o” is long & the emphasis is on the second syllable , this word means to speak loudly & clearly
refers to the volume, tone, & emotion an actor uses when reading a line
a person who plays the role of a character in a play
in drama , pretending to be someone else , usually through a combination of line delivery , costumes , props , & how the actor presents him or herself
a principal or main role in a dramatic production ; also , one who plays such a role
actors must not only project their voices , they must also project their motions & emotions .
actors need to consider not only what a character is supposed to do , but WHY a character behaves in a certain way
when an audience goes to see a play , they have to pretend that what’s happened on the stage is real , even though it is only a staged performance
a stage set only has three walls , but actors usually pretend there is an invisible fourth wall between themselves and the audience
when an actor is pretending to be someone else
when an actor abruptly stops acting , or “falls out” of character; this can ruin the audiences suspension of disbelief
the person who decides which actors will be in the play , where they should stand or move to , how they should speak , and what they should wear
the idea a director has that ties together the look, feel, and performance of a play
the actors in a play; the process of selecting which actors will play which characters; to choose actors to play specific roles
the process in rehearsals wherein the director tells the actors where to go and how to move; the act of physically marking the stage to indicate to where an actor is supposed to move
an important part of acting; the physical actions of an actor can be even more important than what the actor says
silent actions that actors do when they are on stage but don’t have lines and are not part of the main action or dialogue
a reminder to an actor when the actor forgets a line
a copy of a script that an actor or directior has added notes to
the area where a play is acted out; generally, this area is raised about the regular floor level
the right part of a stage from the viewpoint of one who faces the audience
the left part of a stage from the viewpoint of one who faces the audience
the part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera
the part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera