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Theatre Lore & Facts
ACTS 2025-26 Season
Wildcards
100

This play by Arthur Miller is set during the Salem Witch Trials. 

What is 'The Crucible'?

100

This musical has three main characters who all share the same name. 

What is 'Heathers'? 
100

This bustling street is synonymous with the city’s musical theatre scene.

What is 'Broadway'? 

100

The Great Road Speaks spans this many historical locations.

What is 'three' historical locations?

100

The first person who took the stage in Ancient Greece, Thespis, inspired this term that we use today to describe those who work in theatre.  

What is 'Thespian'?

200

Vladimir and Estragon spend an entire play waiting for this character. 

Who is 'Godot'?

200

This 2001 puppet show is considered both quirky and extremely offensive.

What is "Avenue Q"?

200

This common phrase that we hear before a show opens arose in theatre due to superstition. 

What is 'Break a Leg'?

200

This is the prompt of our 2026 writing competition. 

What is "The Trees of Appalachia"?

200

DOUBLE WHAMMY!!! The terms 'Downstage' and 'Upstage' originated from this time period, due to the use of this type of stage. (I'm petty)

What is 'The Italian Renaissance' and a 'raked/slope' stage?

300

'Two Households, both alike in dignity' is the first line of this play.

What is 'Romeo and Juliet'?

300

This musical is based on Victor Hugo's 1862 novel.

What is 'Les Misérables'?

300

A light that is left on in an empty theatre auditorium, even when the building is completely empty, is called this.

What is a 'Ghost Light'?

300
The ACTS production that involved a whole lot of foolishness and a lot of laughs, was based in this village. 

What is ' The village of Kulyenchikov'?

300

This musical features a helicopter on stage.

What is 'Miss Saigon'?

400

This play is the shortest of all of Shakespeare's works.

What is 'A Comedy of Errors'?

400

This musical is considered the longest running Broadway Show.

What is 'The Phantom of the Opera'?

400

The title of this famous bloody play is considered bad luck to say in a theatre. 

What is 'Macbeth'?

400

Our fall production featuring murder and bald caps, was written by this author.

Who is Joseph Kesselring?

400

This author is often referred to as the “Father of Tragedy” in Western literature and is known for his play 'Oedipus Rex'?

Who is Sophocles? 

500

This iconic West End play is the longest running theatre production of all time.

What is 'The Mousetrap'?

500

This Broadway Musical has the highest-grossing records of all time.

What is 'The Lion King'? 

500

Theatre, as we know it today, originated from where? 

What is Ancient Greece'? 

500
A member of the Brewster family was concerned about this ship not going to Australia. 

What is the Oregon?

500

In this play, our main character rides a horse bareback and naked, shouting praises until reaching a spiritual and sexual...you know what I'm talking about. 

What is 'Equus' by Peter Shaffer?

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