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Across 1. Reading a part from a script that one has not rehearsed before 9. A rehearsal where lighting, scene changes, sound cues and special effects are rehearsed 11. A reception lounge for performers, waiting to go on 12. Can include lobby and box office. A place where audience members can mingle before the performance starts 17. Adding the traits, quirks and mannerisms of a particular character 19. A short remark made to the audience by one of the characters in the play 21. A rehearsal of a part of the script (without interruption) 22. Those lights that illuminate the audience area and are turned off before the show commences 24. A process whereby perspective actors/singers/dancers perform in front of a group of individuals usually including the director and/or stage manager who are looking to cast specific roles and chorus 26. To play more than one role in the same production 27. The major theatrical district in New York City 28. Visual humor - can involve a prop, costume, or movement 29. book or script of an opera or musical 35. A gauze or net curtain that becomes transparent when lit from behind 36. Any area not seen by the audience, including dressing rooms 39. Space at the sides of the stage, just behind the curtains. Performers enter and exit from the wings 42. The main division of a play or musical 43. To dismantle the set 44. That which signals when to enter, exit, play music, change lighting, etc 45. A young girl's role (often in a romantic setting) 47. A style of singing in which a large, full tone is used. (found in musical theatre)

Down 2. At a stage in rehearsals when the actors are no longer using their scripts as lines have been committed to memory 3. Although the director can fall under many subheadings, it is the person responsible for the overall artistic vision of the production 4. A final rehearsal with all make-up, costumes, sets, lighting, sound etc. A dry run of the exact performance, just without an audience 5. A small role 6. Quickly cutting the lights to make the stage area completely dark 7. A long speech given by one character 8. Final bows at the end of a performance 10. When a director selects a few performers from auditions who are asked to return for a second try-out 13. An opening in the stage floor where performers and/or props etc. can disappear 14. The furniture, props, backdrops etc. that transform the bare stage into the proper location for the performance 15. A performer who is ready to take over a specific role if the original performer is unable to do a performance (usually due to illness) 16. The place where one can purchase tickets to the show 18. An arch that separates the stage from the audience 19. The part of the stage in front of the curtain (between the proscenium arch and the edge of the stage) 20. An old theatrical adage meaning "good luck" 23. The dialogue (libretto) of a musical. (the script) 25. A sunken area at the front of house where the musicians and conductor are housed. The conductor is elevated so that both musicians and performers can see him 30. The number of performances of a particular production 31. Being able to deliver words or actions at the most effective moment 32. The orchestral beginning to the show, usually incorporating many of the familiar themes of the musical into it. It gets the audience into the spirit of the musical before the show begins 33. The process of choosing performers to play the selected roles 34. A repetition of an earlier musical number (in part or in whole) 35. A singer/dancer who knows the chorus parts and who substitutes for missing chorus members 36. Providing the actors with their locations on stage and their actions 37. Any performers, crew, stage hands, etc. associated with a particular show 38. The place where the audience is seated (often also refers to the audience itself) 40. The interplay between performers 41. A stage area where the audience sits on 3 sides 46. A person who is used to provide proper background but who doesn't have lines