IN THE THEATRE
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
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4. A dancer
5. The people that operate
the technical aspects of
the production during a
performance
7. A person who studies a part
in preparation to play a role
should the original actor
become ill or for some other
reason not be able to appear in
the show
9. A person employed in any
capacity to assist backstage
11. A slang term for any foreman
of a stage crew, but it usually
refers to the electrician
13. A person who backs a play
financially
16. Person responsible for
promoting a production through
the media and other means
18. The person responsible for
leading a cast and crew through
the rehearsal process to
prepare a play for production
19. A person who helps an actor
who has forgotten his lines by
providing key words from a
position in the wings
20. A non-speaking part in a play
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1. The person who creates dance
compositions and plans and
arranges dance movements
2. The person or group
responsible for raising money
for a show
3. A person onstage who has
been selected by a director to
perform a role in a production
6. The starring role in a
performance
8. A playwright
10. Another name for an actor
12. The person in charge of the
lighting effects
14. A person who performs a
service willingly and without
pay
15. A person who escorts people to
their seats
17. The person who builds the
set and set pieces requiring
construction
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ACROSS
4. HOOFER—A dancer
5. CREW—The people that
operate the technical
aspects of the production
during a performance
7. UNDERSTUDY—A person
who studies a part in
preparation to play a role
should the original actor
become ill or for some other
reason not be able to appear
in the show
9. STAGEHAND—A person
employed in any capacity to
assist backstage
11. GAFFER—A slang term for
any foreman of a stage crew,
but it usually refers to the
electrician
13. ANGEL—A person who
backs a play financially
16. PUBLICIST—Person
responsible for promoting
a production through the
media and other means
18. DIRECTOR—The person
responsible for leading a
cast and crew through the
rehearsal process to prepare
a play for production
19. PROMPTER—A person
who helps an actor who
has forgotten his lines by
providing key words from a
position in the wings
20. EXTRA—A non-speaking
part in a play
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1. CHOREOGRAPHER—The
person who creates dance
compositions and plans and
arranges dance movements
2. PRODUCER—The person or
group responsible for raising
money for a show
3. ACTOR—A person onstage
who has been selected by a
director to perform a role in a
production
6. LEAD—The starring role in a
performance
8. DRAMATIST—A playwright
10. THESPIAN—Another name
for an actor
12. ELECTRICIAN—The person
in charge of the lighting
effects
14. VOLUNTEER—A person
who performs a service
willingly and without pay
15. USHER—A person who
escorts people to their seats
17. CARPENTER—The person
who builds the set and set
pieces requiring construction
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