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Across 3. A large division of a play, a block of stage time. 5. To increase intensity toward the climactic point of a monologue / scene / show. 9. The connection between the characters, how they know/relate to one another. 10. To hide something from the audience, (usually a mistake.) 12. All of an actor’s stage movements and positions. Where you move and when. 14. Conversation between two or more actors. 16. A request from the director to see an actor again. 17. Detailed bits of stage action that help define a character, (for example: setting the table, knitting, flipping a coin, etc.) 18. Speak louder (not screaming). 20. Imaginary wall between the stage and the audience. (2 words) 22. The people in the show. The actors and actresses 23. The screening process of actors for the director – can be a prepared monologue or a reading of a scene given at the time of the audition. The actors job interview. 24. A character’s comments made directly to the audience rather than to the other characters on stage, (who supposedly don’t hear.) 25. Areas off stage that are beyond the audiences view. 26. What the character does to achieve the objective.

Down 1. The driving force for the character, what he/she is after. The character’s goal in the scene. It is what your character wants, what they are fighting for, what their dream ending is. 2. Dialogue or action made up by the actor. Often used in crowd scenes, or to cover a mistake. 4. To move from one area of the stage to another. 6. Small division of a play within an act that marks a change of characters, place or action. 7. All the circumstances (time, place, weather, past events, relationships, etc.) that affect a character’s actions in the play. 8. A speech for one actor. (Often used for auditions). 11. Whatever stands in the way of a character’s goal or objective. 13. To play toward the audience while seeming to converse with others on stage. 15. A movement of the body, or part of the body, to express or emphasize ideas, emotions, etc. 17. The actor’s version of “good luck,” derived form the days when a superior performance was rewarded by being invited to kneel before the king, thus bending (breaking) a leg. 19. What the character has to lose if he/she doesn’t achieve his/her objective. 21. To play toward the audience while seeming to converse with others on stage. 22. The people who run the show backstage.