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.