NOSS
The summer that the two dads in the song "My Dead Gay Son" go on an intimate fishing trip.
When was the summer of '83?
A really dedicated donor for Todd, this is the number repeated multiple times throughout our journey in the sewers!
What is 67?
The new host of the Discard Pile after their father died, leaving them to inherit the club.
Who is Benny?
Tech equipment is very expensive, and there is one particular piece that we make sure to guard with all our might and make sure there are NO food or drinks dropped on it, as it costs a whopping $3,000!
What is the soundboard?
Madeline and Helen can't get enough of this plastic surgeon and battle for his love, this is the name of the male lead in "Death Becomes Her".
Who is Ernest?
A delicacy and fan favorite for many deli - goers, the sandwich Maisie orders (and gets heavily corrected on) in the skit "The Deli."
What is a bacon egg and cheese?
Finish this silly threat from the mouse army, "Prepare to feel ______"
What is "Prepared to feel cheesed"?
She's not your savior, the person sent to beat Red to stop him from investing the strange events going on throughout the night.
Who is Lori?
The holy grail for run crew, this is a reference used to show where props and set pieces need to be placed during scene changes.
What is a set diagram?
The nano super computer SQUIP from the musical "Be More Chill" (that inspired the name for our boat for Roth Regatta) hails from this country.
What is Japan?
The amount of segments in NOSS '25.
What is 15?
Although Tommy and Olsen argue on it, they eventually choose to go this cardinal direction to explore past Liberty City.
What is East?
Emily Hsieh unfortunately had to act this "character" out, this is the name of the poor dog who was thrown out the window by Eleanor.
Who is Sparky?
Our lovely new head of crew Kelly Carrasquillo served this very important role in our Playfair!
What is a stage manager?
Actors was lucky to witness this swap on our fall Broadway trip to "The Play That Goes Wrong", this is the character that stands in for Florence, the leading lady, after she gets smacked in the face with a door!
Who is the Stage Manager?
Life is pandemonium when you are a middle schooler at a spelling bee! This is ONE of the crazy spelling words Mr. Panch gave the spellers!
What is telephone, hospital, staphylococcus, broccoli, antediluvian, halitosis, schematic, crayon, or dinosaur?
In "To Whom It May Concern" Evita gets a job offer from this company, that is Lux's rival but also her dream job.
What is Anchorage?
Walker had the GENIUS idea to import this substance straight from Me-hee-co to put in her designers' ham sandwiches to create the...interesting clothing lines for FASHIQUE.
What is black tar heroin?
Always perched in the back of the TAC, this is the amount of spotlights Actors Conservatory has!
What is 3?
We performed a song from this in NOSS '25, this musical won "Best Musical" in the 2025 Tony Awards!
What is Maybe Happy Ending?
A personal victim of the lantern flies, this is the plant the witness brings to court to show the destruction these insects cause.
What is a basil plant?
Robert E. Whittaker II, B.A, M.B.A, keeps careful track of his personal data, with his weight being a comfortable _____.
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!: This Robert's weight AFTER his Peloton class.
What is 175 pounds?
What is 173.4 pounds?
The Discard Pile has many card references throughout, including the song titles. These are all of the songs that include a reference to gambling/card game terminology.
What is Art of the Ante, First Card, Back of the Flush, FOLD!, Black Bluff Bludgeoning, Expose Chicane, Unsuitable?
This is the program used by our sound people for all the sound effects in our shows!
DAILY DOUBLE: Out of luck if you have a Lenovo or Dell, as there is only one operating system that this program can be run on!
What is QLabs?
What is MAC?
Emcee is quite multilingual as they speak ___ languages in the opening number of Cabaret, "Wilkommen".
DAILY DOUBLE: Double your points if you can name all the languages!
What is 3?
What is German, French, and English?