Greek and Roman Theatre
This trilogy written by Sophocles tells the story of a king trying to escape a prophecy, and the price his children end up paying for it.
What is the Oedipus Cycle?
The Fredonia Players have this many officer positions.
What is five?
Most classical plays are written in this style, similar to poetry.
What is verse?
This animated rom-com released in 2011 is a kid-friendly, gnomified adaptation of Shakespeare's most famous tragic love story.
What is Gnomeo and Juliet?
Superstition surrounds this Shakespearean tragedy, often referred to as "the Scottish play".
What is Macbeth?
This Roman playwright is thought to be the chief inspiration for Shakespeare's tragedies.
Who is Seneca?
Pivoting away from Fredonia's usual focus, this was the title of the Fall 2025 performance.
What is "Anything But Shakespeare"?
Shakespeare's only son was named this, the namesake for a recent Oscar award-winning movie.
Who is Hamnet?
This Beckett-style adaptation of Hamlet provides another perspective on an iconic theatre duo.
What is Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead?
This lovely Italian city is the setting of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
What is Verona?
This Greek actor is the namesake of the term "thespian".
Who is Thespis?
Who is Yorick?
This Italian form of theatre, focused on stock characters, inspired many classical playwrights, including Moliere and even Shakespeare himself.
What is commedia dell'arte?
This 2006 teenage rom-com starring Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum is a sportsy interpretation of Twelfth Night.
What is She's the Man?
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, this loyal friend of the titular character is the last one standing.
Who is Horatio?
During the spring, this Athenian festival was a time for theatre, artistic rituals, and a celebration of the gods - particularly the festival's namesake.
What is the Dionysia?
In April of 2024, the Fredonia Players put on a collaboration show with this SoTD organization.
What is Room for Improvment?
This theatre shares its name with the workplace of a baked goods salesman, and is the oldest English theatre still in use to this day.
What is Drury Lane?
The Tony award-winning musical Kiss Me, Kate is an adaptation of this controversial comedy.
What is The Taming of the Shrew?
Rosalind, the main character in this comedy, has the most lines of any female character in all of Shakespeare's plays.
What is As You Like It?
Roman pantomime performances helped inspire this modern dance form.
What is ballet?
These two special nights, focused on celebration and creativity, are a must-have in Fredonia's semesterly schedules.
What are Shakespeare's half-birthday and the Ides of March powerpoint night?
The original Globe Theatre burned down during a performance of this history play about an adulterous British king.
What is Henry VIII?
Patrick Stewart once starred in The King of Texas, a Western television film adaptation of this royal tragedy, which takes place in Britain before the Roman conquest.
What is King Lear?
This comedy surrounding two sets of twins and the wacky shenanigans they go through is the shortest of Shakespeare's plays.
What is The Comedy of Errors?