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100

What style of writing does Shakespeare write in?

What is "Iambic Pentameter" 

100

This musical features a teenager who breaks the mold when she auditions to dance on The Corny Collins Show.

What is "Hairspray"

100

This city is the location that the first recorded play was performed.

What is "Athens, Greece"

100

The area in front of the main drape

What is "Apron"

100

This phrase is used in theatre as a superstitious alternative to wishing someone gook luck.

What is "Break a Leg"

200

The number of plays written by William Shakespeare.

What is "37"

200

The lyrics, “You are sixteen, going on seventeen” are from which musical?

What is "The Sound of Music"

200

The golden age of musicals

What is "1940s-1950s"

200

This person is responsible for making sure all light, sound, and stage cues are executed at the proper time

Who is "Stage Manager"

200

This is the central information location for any given theatrical production.

What is "Callboard"

300

With a body count of 14, this Shakespeare show boasts the most deaths.

What is "Titus Andronicus"

300

This musical begins with a couple drinking a green elixir that later causes their child to be born with green skin.

What is "Wicked"

300

This woman was famous for writing 'A Raisin in the Sun' and was considered the first successful African-American playwright.

Who is "Lorraine Hansberry"

300

A set piece consisting of a light-weight frame covered with canvas, muslin, or wood

What is "Flat"

300

The movement patterns, usually of actors on stage.

What is "Blocking"

400

Shakespeare's birth place?

What is "Stratford-upon-Avon" or "The UK" 

400

This musical features the song "Memory".

What is "Cats"

400

What was the very first production to ever be produced on Broadway?

What is "The Black Crook"

400

The distance light can be cast from a lighting instrument

What is "Throw" 

400

This musical is based off of a true story where 2 women murdered their lovers. 

What is "Chicago"

500

Shakespeare's first play

What is "King Henry VI"

500

"Kiss Me Kate" is the musical version of this Shakespeare play.

What is "Taming of the Shrew"

500

This Russian playwright wrote Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, and Three Sisters.

Who is "Anton Chekhov"

500

The abbreviation "CAD" in the name AutoCAD stands for this.

What is "Computer-aided design"

500

Why do we shout HEADS!

What is "You'll get hit, duh!"

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