Theater 101
Mr. Jenkins
Musicals of the Ages
'Tis the Season
Everything Else
100

What name should you never say in a theater as it is said to give your show bad luck?

Macbeth

100

What is the name of the fish in Mr. Jenkins' classroom?

Swim Shady

100

What are the two street gangs in West Side Story?

The Jets and the Sharks

100

How many reindeer does Santa have?

Nine

100

What is the largest country in the world?

Russia

200

What is a jukebox musical?

A musical built around pre-existing songs (i.e. Back to the 80's, Mamma Mia, etc.)

200

What is Mr. Jenkins' classroom number?

812

200

What musical is set during the French Revolution?

Les Miserables

200

How many ghosts visit Ebeneezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol"?

Four

200

Name the three branches of the U.S. Government.

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial

300

What is an acting technique that involves telling a story without speaking and instead using your movements?

Pantomiming

300

What state was Mr. Jenkins born and raised in?

Tennessee

300

Who composed the music for "Into the Woods"?

Stephen Sondheim

300

What is the name of a small four-sided spinning top with a Hebrew letter on each side, commonly used in a children's game during Hanukkah?

A dreidel

300

Which show holds the current record for most Broadway performances?

Phantom of the Opera

400

What is the process of putting away props and taking down the set after a show is over called?

Striking the set

400
Mr. Jenkins has been in how many productions total?

75 (including college productions)

400

Which Broadway musical contains the song "Memory", sung by Jennifer Hudson in the movie adaptation?

Cats

400

What is the name of the robber duo in Home Alone?

The Wet Bandits

400

What is the capital of Australia?

Canberra

500

If you are in the audience and looking at someone who is in the back and to the left, where are they in terms of stage directions?

Stage right and upstage

500

Mr. Jenkins' cat is named after the first musical he and his wife saw together in NYC. What is the cat's name?

Matilda

500

Name 4 of the seven children in the Von Trapp family from "The Sound of Music".

Liesl, Friedrich, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta, Gretl

500

In what country did the custom of putting up a Christmas tree originate?

Germany

500

What is my (Ava's) favorite color?

green

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