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Musical Theatre Terms You Should Know Crossword

Across
This actor will be responsible for learning the part of a leading or supporting actor in the event that the actor is unable to perform.
A German word that describes the first time the performers sit and run through the full score with the orchestra.
Before the entire theater is closed for the evening, all lights except for a single, exposed, incandescent bulb are left on stage. For practical purposes, to allow the first person in the next day some light to find the main switches. For superstition, to give the ghosts who inhabit the theater some light to perform by.
The cast and crew of a show and any other staff who work on the show.
The time you have to show up for rehearsal or performance, as dictated by your SM.
The most traditional stage set-up. The stage is removed from the audience and framed by an arch that separates it from the audience.
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
When the director tells the cast (usually by a certain date) that they must memorize their lines and can no longer use their scripts in rehearsal.
the person responsible for the interpretive aspects of a stage, film, or television production; the person who supervises the integration of all the elements, as acting, staging, and lighting, required to realize the writer's conception.
All the items used in a play to tell the story not including the scenery or costumes, the short forms of "Properties".
The section of seats closest to the stage, on the main floor of the theater. These are often the most prized and expensive seats in the theater.
The words to the song.
the manuscript or one of various copies of the written text of a play, motion picture, or radio or television broadcast.
The meeting a director usually has after a rehearsal or performance to tell the cast and crew how he/she felt about their performance and to make any changes he/she may think are necessary.
Sometimes called “the chorus,” members of this group are called upon to sing, dance, and play smaller roles in a musical.
The hardest job in show business, responsible for coordinating every aspect of the production from scheduling to calling all of the cues during a performance to maintaining the director’s artistic vision of the show once performances have begun.
All the people who work together on a show except the cast.
The part of the stage which is closest to the audience.
This is when the actor standing in the center of the stage moves to his right.
Down
A rehearsal, usually just before a show opens, to practice the show just how it will be on opening night, including costumes and make-up. A rehearsal for both cast and crew.
The setting of the stage for each act and all the physical things that are used to change the stage for the performance.
The path or movement the actors take onstage as decided upon by the actor and director, and notated by the SM.
In Musical Theater, a style of singing which uses a loud, full tone.
Good luck in theatre terms.
A time when an actor goes before a group of people who are casting a play to show those people what she/he can do.
People who perform in a show.
Responsible for telling the story through dance.
a work of literature or art.
Similar to a play, only it employs music to aid in the storytelling.
a speech given by one actor
A quick remark made by a character in a play which is said to the audience.
When an actor who has auditioned for a show is asked to come back for a second tryout.
This is when the actor standing in the center of the stage moves to his left.
The largest and most famous theatrical district in New York City.
The feelings behind the words a character speaks.
A platform placed on the stage to create different levels.
Signals that are given to both the actors, the crew, the musicians and any others working on a show.