ShakesQueer
Which unlucky Shakespeare character got a donkey makeover?
*Bonus point: His first name
(Nick) Bottom
This play was the first to be performed at the newly established Shakespeare Theatre at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Romeo and Juliet
In musical theatre, what is the text or script of the musical referred to as
Libretto
What is the shortest (in length) of Shakespeare's plays
Comedy of Errors
What did Shakespeare's father do for a living
Bonus points: What was the name of his father
He was a glove maker (leather)
John
Which Shakespeare Comedy relies upon cross dressing and an accidental lesbian crush?
Twelfth Night
What year did STC receive the Regional Theatre Tony Award
2012
What is another name for an extension of the stage that extends into the auditorium
Apron
What is the minimum number of seats that a venue in the Theater District must have in order to be considered a "Broadway" rather than an "Off-Broadway" theater
500
Who was Shakespeare's biggest rival during the Elizabethan Era
Bonus: Which writer referred to him as an upstart crow
Christopher Marlowe
Robert Greene
Titania
The press cited that they had "uncovered no other instance when a sitting president attended a regional theatre" when this president attended a production of Twelfth Night at STC
Bill Clinton
A three word term for Broadway, coined in 1901
Great White Way
How many plays did Shakespeare write
Bonus: Some recent scholars are claiming that which play should be included to bring the total to 39
38
King Edward III/Sir Thomas More/Cardenio
What was the name of Shakespeare's only son
100 bonus points if you know how old he was when he died
Hamnet
11 years old
In an iconic modern day Shakespeare Adaptation, Viola declares that her favorite cheese is
100 bonus points to name the movie
Gouda
Shes the Man
In 1970, an Elizabethan theatre on Capitol Hill was trasformed into a functioning playhouse, utilized by a troupe named
Folger Theatre Group
The Globe Theatre was also commonly referred to by even Shakespeare himself with this nickname
The Wooden O
How many sonnets did Shakespeare pen
154
Shakespeare (allegedly) died on this English holiday, on the same day as a saint for whom the holiday is named after.
100 Bonus points if you know the date
St. George's Day
* The date of the saint's death
2 Possible answers: Many of Shakespeare's sonnets are love poems addressed to a young man, often referred to as
100 bonus points if you can name both
"Fair Youth" or "Fair Lord"
John-Neville Andrews
More commonly utilized with a projector, this lighting tool/stencil is used to shape or project patterns and images onto the stage or backdrop
Gobo
If we were to run a show at both the Klein and the Harman, how many people could be sat in total between the two spaces
1,198
What joint in the human body is named after a word that was invented by William Shakespeare?
Bonus: What play this word was first used in, as a verb not, not a noun.
Elbow
* Credited used as a verb in his play King Lear, elbow meaning to push or shove