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100

What should you NEVER say in a theater

Macbeth
100

What are your officers names and titles?

President-Hayden     Vice President-Gulse

Secretary-Emma     Treasurer-Ezra

Webmaster-Claire    Historian-Oliver

100
Which musical features the song Wait for it?

Hamilton

100
Where were the first plays ever preformed?

Ancient Greece

100

Before originating the role of Jack Kelly in Newsies on Broadway, this actor earned a Tony nomination for Bonnie & Clyde and later starred as Jamie in the film adaptation of this Jason Robert Brown musical.

Jeremy Jordan

200

What does a bad dress rehearsal typically mean?

Your opening night will be great.
200

Name our past 4 musicals WITHOUT looking at the ceiling tiles. Bonus if you can get the plays as well

2025- Once upon a mattress, She kills monsters

2024-Beauty and the Beast, Macbeth

2023-Freaky Friday, Clue

2022-Hello Dolly

200
What is the longest running musical in broaday history?

The Phantom of the Opera

200

What playwright was known for his literary works in the 16th and 17th centuries?

Shakespeare

200

Before earning a Tony nomination for Hadestown, this actress played the title role in Miss Saigon, and became one of the youngest nominees ever for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical.

Eva Noblezada

300

Why should you not bring peacock feathers on stage?

Because the eye-like pattern on the feathers is thought to resemble the "evil eye"

300
Who dedicated our auditorium in 1940?

Eleanor Roosevelt

300

 Which musicals won Best  Musical at the Tonys for the past 3 years?

2025-Maybe Happy Ending

2024-Outsiders

2023- Kimberly Akimbo

300

This type of play, popular during the Middle Ages, taught moral lessons and featured characters like Everyman.

Morality Play.
300

This Tony-winning performer played Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton and later starred in Suffs, a musical about the women’s suffrage movement.

Renée Elise Goldsberry

400

What are two things you should not do to a preformer before the show and why?

Say goodluck-Saying "good luck" to a performer is considered tempting fate instead, say "break a leg" to invite a good performance. 

Giving flowers-Giving flowers before a show is bad luck because it rewards a performance that hasn't happened yet. 


400

Whats Mrs Barnes middle name

 Elizabeth

400

What does Mitch give to the losers of the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee?

Juice Boxes

400

During this era in France, playwrights like Molière became famous for satirical comedies, often performed for royalty.

Neoclassical period (or 17th-century French theater)?

400

This breakout Broadway actor earned his first Tony nomination in 2024 for playing Ponyboy Curtis in The Outsiders, his Broadway debut.

Brody Grant

500

What are two colors that are seen as unlucky and why?

Blue-blue dye was so expensive that it was a sign of a failing company. 

Green-the first spotlights, known as "limelights," had a green tint, causing costumes to blend in and not show up well. 

500

BONUS-tell me your favorite thing about theater

 Bonus

500

 What musical features a helicopter on stage?

Miss Saigon

500

This movement began in the late 19th century and aimed to make theater more lifelike, with detailed sets and psychologically complex characters.

Realism

500

This internet personality and actor appeared in Hamilton tours and currently stars in the national tour of Catch Me If You Can.

JJ Niemann