Mishaps and Misadventures
Bestie DeCoste stuck his hand in this on the catwalk
What is Kevin's pee bucket?
He created the style of dance that is nearly synonymous with the musicals Chicago and Cabaret
Who is Bob Fosse?
Hannah, Lisa, and Mia all did scenes from this play
What is Almost, Maine?
Students abandoned this class the most to stow away in the auditorium during theatre class
What is French?
He said he'd never direct it, but he's been in it twice (and lied)
What is Chicago?
We almost had to call Carly when DeCoste thought he broke this
What is the light board?
Though others will argue that it was Showboat, DeCoste considers this the first true musical
What is Oklahoma?
These is the first sentence from the monologue you all performed during the first few weeks of the semester
What is "Okay, let's have this out right here and now"?
Luckily, we were running scenes when he walked in and sat down during class
Who is Mr. Comeau?
He played the villain in this show, so he danced his way to the nice-guy role backstage
What is Legally Blonde?
Even though it would have been invasive and unethical, you all nearly became this kind of cyber criminal to find out what the musical was before the banquet
What is a hacker?
This German playwright and theatre director has ideas about theatre that inspired shows like Chicago
Who is Bertolt Brecht?
Savannah and Kathryn did a scene from this play
What is Eurydice?
This student ditched another class to be more creative here with us
Who is Heather Luciano?
As a freshman at Holy Cross, he bragged that he was cast as the title character in this play; the leading senior, playing his son, told him to go back to hell
What is Hamlet?
This is the number of performances that Felicia was planned to be performed in Flex block
What is three? (5/19, 6/2, 6/9)
This style of performance inspired Felicia and the Pot of Pinks
What is English pantomime? (Potentially acceptable: What is Commedia dell'arte?)
Everyone has a different name for this improv game, but this is DeCoste's name for it
What is Freeze & Justify?
She could've taken this class, but chose to go to another school instead (most of the time)
Who is Paige O'Keeffe?
These are the two years that he celebrated graduations; first from LHS, then from HC
What are 2015 and 2019?
Who are Garrett Shimmel and Jake Lane?
Though another Jeopardy Lab considered them musicals, DeCoste calls them predecessors to the modern musical
What are Musical Comedies?
What is Facing Up?
These three chorus students were present for the first table read of Felicia
Who are Manpreet Gill, Isabelle Cahill, and Hannah Murray?
This is the first company who paid him for being an actor
What is Theater in the Open?