WORD POWER
ANSWERS
CROSSWORD
ANSWERS
- green room—B:back-
stage room for actors to
relax in; as, Shortly before
curtain time, most of the
cast was drinking water
and stretching in the
green room. - blocking—C: position-
ing of performers on
stage; as, Marnie found
the blocking directions
difficult to decipher and
wound up standing in
the wrong place. - entr’acte—B: inter-
mission; as, Zak spent
the entr’acte having a
drink in the lobby. - claque—A: group paid
to applaud a performance;
as, Hiring a claque can
influence the opinion of
the audience. - soliloquy—C: speaking
to oneself; as, A skillfully
delivered soliloquy pro-
vides a fascinating view of
a character’s inner turmoil. - corpsing—B: having
an uncontrollable giggle
The Importance of Being
Earnest is one of his most
popular farces.
- gobo—C: plate affixed
to a spotlight that projects
patterns; as, Imani used
rotating gobos to simulate
twinkling stars. - underscoring—
B: music playing during
dialogue; as, Right on
cue, Ramira pressed play
on the romantic under-
scoring for the love scene. - dramaturge—
B: literary consultant for
a theatre company; as,
The dramaturge was
tasked with commission-
ing and editing an adapta-
tion of an Ojibwa legend.
fit during a performance;
as, Lanh’s corpsing ruined
the scene.
- fourth wall—
A: perceived separation
between the audience
and performers; as, In
order to preserve the
fourth wall, actors rarely
look at the public. - histrionic—A: overly
dramatic; as, Joey’s direc-
tor disliked his histrionic
portrayal and asked him
to tone it down. - swan-slinger—
C: Shakespearean actor;
as, Olivia first became a
swan-slinger when she
joined the Stratford Festi-
val as Lady Macbeth. - cue—A: signal to per-
form an action or line; as,
Mikhail’s dying gasp was
the cue to fade the lights. - bunraku—C: Japan-
ese puppet theatre; as,
Bunraku requires three
puppeteers per character,
and Kiko was assigned
control of the legs. - farce—A: satirical
comedy with an improba-
ble plot; as, Oscar Wilde’s
JASPER SIC
ATTABOY UNO
PORTAGE SSN
EPS NESTSIN
UKR REDO
ICERS LAXER
TRIG BIM
EUGENIE ALA
ASH STDENIS
SOT WETMOPS
YEH ROBSON
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reader’s digest
110 september 2019