Shakespeare x TA
Heroic Epics
Angels
Lowercase Greek Letters
Ball
300

He wrote and directed The Squaddies’ Shrew 

Who is IAN MACLENNAN?

300

The Epic of Gilgamesh centers around the macho bromance of Gilgamesh and him

Who is ENKIDU?

300

Angel Locsin is the aunt – yes, aunt – of this human rights leader and 2019 senatorial candidate, despite Locsin being 25 years younger than him

Who is NERI COLMENARES?

300

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What is KAPPA?

300

A ball drop is the banner event of the New Year's Eve celebrations that take place in this New York tourist destination

What is TIMES SQUARE?

600

If my eyes are serving me right as I look it up on Wikipedia, the first Shakespeare production produced by TA is a Filipino translation of this Shakespeare play, centered around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta

What is A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM?

600

Perhaps the most famous local epic is Biag ni Lam-ang, an epic originating from this region 

What is the ILOCOS REGION?

600

“Girl, you're my angel / You're my darling angel / Closer than my peeps you are to me, baby” goes the hit song “Angel” by this Jamaican musician

Who is SHAGGY?

600

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What is THETA?

600

The Duchess of Richmond's ball in Brussels in 1815 was interrupted by the news of Napoleon's forthcoming invasion, as most men had to leave and take part in the Battle of Quatre Bras, a prelude to this famous battle

What is WATERLOO?

900

Besides Sintang Dalisay, which had a special staging in the middle of season 38, the most recent Shakespeare work staged by TA before I joined in season 36 was this play about twins Viola and Sebastian

What is TWELFTH NIGHT?

900

He wrote the Aeneid 

Who is VIRGIL?

900

This Bible patriarch wrestles with an angel in Genesis 

Who is JACOB?

900

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What is RHO?

900

Two of LaVar Ball's three sons were top-three draft picks in the NBA; the eldest, Lonzo, was picked second by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2017, while the youngest, LaMelo, was picked by the Hornets of this city in 2020

What is CHARLOTTE?

1200

Among Shakespeare tragedies, only Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, and Julius Caesar have been staged by TA, which leaves six other tragedies left unstaged; any three of these six

What are ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA / CORIOLANUS / KING LEAR / TIMON OF ATHENS / TITUS ANDRONICUS / TROILUS AND CRESSIDA?

1200

The Odyssey follows the sea-spanning adventures of Odysseus, the king of this mythical island kingdom 

What is ITHACA?

1200

Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels do not play in the city proper of Los Angeles but instead in this Los Angeles metro area city, where Disneyland is found

What is ANAHEIM?

1200

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What is OMICRON?

1200

The formula for getting the volume of a sphere 

What is 4/3πr3?

1500

Before The Squaddies’ Shrew, TA also staged Taming of the Shrew in its 23rd season; having been performed in Filipino, it took on this title 

What is ANG PAGPAPAAMO SA MALDITA?

1500

The longest epic poem written 

What is the MAHABHARATA?

1500

Archangel Raphael’s only explicit mention in the Catholic canon of the Bible comes in this deuterocanonical book, named for a blind character in the book

Who is TOBIT?

1500

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What is XI / KSI?

1500

Seen here are four different types of balls for this sport 

What is SQUASH?