STAGEiT! Shakespeare Theater Making Crossword Puzzle

Grades 5-8

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1  A play (from the Greek meaning “to do” or“to act”).

4  A brief summary.5  The production of a play.7  Story line. The sequence of actions in a whole

play.8  Meeting standard of knowledge or skill on

cue all of the time.13  To think deeply or carefully about something

you have done.14  A play that treats characters and situations in

a humorous way and has a happy ending.15  The place where the audience sits.17  To try out for a part.21  Something the character does usually

expressed as a verb.25  A play that treats characters and situations as

sad and the main character suffers.26  Text intended to be spoken by one character

speaking to the audience.28

 A person responsible for all business aspectsof putting on a play like paying the actors andstaff.

29  To work together.30  A single movement of part of the body.31  To pronounce words clearly.34  Smooth, quick or slow (in tempo) movement

and speech.38  Meeting standard of knowledge or skill on

cue most of the time.39  The written text spoken by an actor.41  To create with little or no preparation.42  Two or more actors speaking to each other.43  Position on a scale (i.e. high, medium, low).45  A place or setting where an action occurs.46

 A universally recognized character oftendescribed in one word such as Friend,Butcher, Seer (Soothsayer) and Coward.

49  A persona in a story.50  1. noun. Point at which the mind and body are

aimed. 2. verb. To focus on, pay attention to.51  Sound produced from speaking.54  Practice.55  To ask questions that enable the learner to

understand something.57  Area.58  A character’s want (sometimes called

“motivation”).

 

2  A theatrical performer.3

 The character or part played by an actor. Theword derives from when actors’ lines werewritten on rolls of paper.

4  Sharp, quick movement and speech.6

 A still moment presented on stage by actorswho remain silent and motionless as if in apicture.

7  A course of movement.9  Speed of something.10  To send out a feeling through the face or

voice.11  An action word.12  Acting without a script.16  Text spoken by an actor.18

 To perform in a way that conveysunderstanding of the actor’s ideas anddecisions about a character.

19  A person who writes a play.20

 An introduction. The actor in Shakespeare’splays often wore a long black velvet cloak todeliver this introduction.

22  A group of actors speaking in unison.23  To see a mental image or picture of

something.24  Pathways and positions on the stage that

ensure actors can be seen.27  To share information.32  The process of changing from one state or

condition to another.33  Level of loudness.35  Communicating an actor’s interpretation of a

character before an audience.36  To have a discussion that generates ideas.37  A person who is in charge of how a play is

performed.39  Sound produced from speaking.40  1. noun. A still shape of the body. 2. verb. To

assume a shape of the body.44  A superstition against wishing an actor good

luck.47  Feeling.48  A series of actions or steps toward achieving

an end.52  The off-stage area to the right and left used as

entrances and exits.53  What the play means (not what happens).56

 1. verb. To assign the roles of a dramaticproduction to actors. 2. noun. The group ofactors with specific roles.

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