Authors
Which country did both Oscar Wilde and G. B. Shaw come from?
Ireland
What was Juliet’s family name?
Capulet
What was the name of the period when English theatre became extremely popular?
Elizabethan
Which artistic movement tried to show ordinary life and believable characters?
Realism
Where was the Globe Theatre located?
London
How old was Marlowe when he died?
29
What fake name do both Jack and Algernon use in London and the countryside?
Ernest
What is the name of London's main theatre district, considered a rival to Broadway?
The West End
What are the first words of Hamlet's famous monologue?
To be, or not to be...
Which language does the word “drama” come from?
Greek
For what reason was Oscar Wilde imprisoned?
Who wrote Doctor Faustus?
Marlowe
In what year did the Little Theatre Movement begin in the US?
1912
How many seats does a Broadway theatre typically have, at minimum?
500
What was the main subject of mystery plays?
Bible
How old was Shakespeare when he got married?
18
In which American city is A Streetcar Named Desire set?
New Orleans
What specific historical period of theatre ended when Modern Drama began focusing on psychology?
The Victorian Era
Name one theatrical genre that developed in 20th-century American theatre, besides musicals.
Absurd drama / Epic theatre
What was Shakespeare's father's profession?
Glovemaker
Which of the two American playwrights won the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Eugene O'Neill
What disease is Edmund diagnosed with in Long Day's Journey Into Night?
Tuberculosis
What were the people standing in front of the stage called?
Groundlings
What movement began after World War Two, known for being smaller, cheaper, and more experimental than Broadway?
Off-Broadway
What deadly illness caused Oscar Wilde to die in Paris at the age of 46?
Meningitis