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Theatre Terminology, part 2
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fourth wall: imaginary wall between the actor and the audience
gaffer: person who tapes down wires and hangs lights so that they're not seen and actors don't trip on them
gel: transparent, colored plastic used to change the color of lights
grip: person who moves scenery around
heads up: what you yell when scenery is flying in from the ceiling
house: place where the audience sits
house lights: lights over the audience
intermezzo: musical or other type of intermission in plays written between 1100 and 1850
legs: long, narrow curtains at the sides of the stage to hide the waiting actors
prologue: introduction; when plot and characters are set up
properties: anything an actor carries or uses on stage that is not a set or backdrop
proscenium arch: arch around the proscenium stage that helps form the fourth wall
rake: stage build on a slant
scenery dock: place where scenery is stored
teaser: short but wide curtain above the stage to hide the lights
theatre in the round: audience all around the stage
thespian: person who works in the theatre (names comes from 1st well-known Greek actor)
thrust: audience on three sides of the stage
voice: an actor's tool to stress the importance of rate, pitch, and especially volume
wings: area offstage where actors wait to hear their cue lines
Theatre Terminology, part 2
Across:4. | lights over the audience | 7. | anything an actor carries or uses on stage that is not a set or backdrop | 10. | place where the audience sits | 11. | transparent, colored plastic used to change the color of lights | 13. | place where scenery is stored | 14. | person who tapes down wires and hangs lights so that they're not seen and actors don't trip on them | 16. | area offstage where actors wait to hear their cue lines | 17. | what you yell when scenery is flying in from the ceiling | 18. | person who works in the theatre (names comes from 1st well-known Greek actor) | 19. | short but wide curtain above the stage to hide the lights |
| | Down:1. | audience all around the stage | 2. | introduction; when plot and characters are set up | 3. | stage build on a slant | 5. | audience on three sides of the stage | 6. | long, narrow curtains at the sides of the stage to hide the waiting actors | 8. | musical or other type of intermission in plays written between 1100 and 1850 | 9. | arch around the proscenium stage that helps form the fourth wall | 12. | an actor's tool to stress the importance of rate, pitch, and especially volume | 14. | person who moves scenery around | 15. | imaginary wall between the actor and the audience |
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Theatre Terminology, part 2
Across:4. | lights over the audience | 7. | anything an actor carries or uses on stage that is not a set or backdrop | 10. | place where the audience sits | 11. | transparent, colored plastic used to change the color of lights | 13. | place where scenery is stored | 14. | person who tapes down wires and hangs lights so that they're not seen and actors don't trip on them | 16. | area offstage where actors wait to hear their cue lines | 17. | what you yell when scenery is flying in from the ceiling | 18. | person who works in the theatre (names comes from 1st well-known Greek actor) | 19. | short but wide curtain above the stage to hide the lights |
| | Down:1. | audience all around the stage | 2. | introduction; when plot and characters are set up | 3. | stage build on a slant | 5. | audience on three sides of the stage | 6. | long, narrow curtains at the sides of the stage to hide the waiting actors | 8. | musical or other type of intermission in plays written between 1100 and 1850 | 9. | arch around the proscenium stage that helps form the fourth wall | 12. | an actor's tool to stress the importance of rate, pitch, and especially volume | 14. | person who moves scenery around | 15. | imaginary wall between the actor and the audience |
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© 2013
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only