Exercise 5. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below. Reviews, Performances, Audience, rehearsals, first night, director, run, theatre-goers, parts, hit, cast, flop, critics, playwright, matinees, applause, auditions The person who directs the preparation of a play is the (a) _____. Sometimes the (b) _____ , who wrote the play, works with him. One of the first things to be done is to choose the (c) _____, the actors and actresses. For this purpose, (d) ______ are held at which actors perform short pieces and the most suitable are chosen for the (e) ______ in the play. Before the play is performed in front of an (f ) ______ of hundreds of (g) ______ , of course there are a lot of (h) ______. At last, the (i) _______! When the curtain gees down at the end, will there be enthusiastic (j) _________ or silence? Will the newspaper (k) ______be good or bad? What will the (l) ______ think? Everyone hopes for a (m) ______that will (n) ______for months or even years, but the play might be a (o) _____and only last a few days. It's hard work in the theatre. There are evening (p) _______ six nights a week and afternoon shows, cailed (q) _______ , once or twice as well.