Bill
The place Shakespeare was born.
Where is Stratford-upon-avon?
This play, another one of Shakespeare works, is parodied in the play within a play scene.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
The budget (in dollars) for this show.
What is $10,000?
The name of Shakespeare's theater.
What is The Globe?
This is Emma Lingler's favorite flower.
What is lavender?
The year Shakespeare was born.
(closest to wins)
What is 1564?
(For double points: whats the date?)
This is the most common appearing word in A Midsummer Night's Dream, appearing over 150 times.
What is 'love'?
(followed by 'eye' which appears 60 times and 'moon' which appears 50)
SET
The number of sheets of plywood used to form the tree trunk platforms.
What is 7 sheets?
The three types of plays Shakespeare wrote.
(hint: Midsummer is a comedy)
What are comedies, tragedies, and histories?
(double points: provide examples of each one (cannot include Midsummer))
Mr. Daynes did this for his elementary school talent show.
What is rapping?
The name of Shakespeare's only son.
Who is Hamnet?
(For double: How old was he when he died?)
The play's actions occur over this number of nights.
(hint: it isn't 1)
What are 5 nights?
PUBLICITY
The last actor to fill out the bio form.
Who is Shawn Hubbard?
(double points: what is the publicity public gmail address?)
The Shakespeare play that Disney's The Lion King is based on.
What is Hamlet?
The names of the faires in Sleeping Beauty.
Who are Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather?
Shakespeare almost went to jail for this:
1) Petty theft (he stole an ink bottle from a local vendor)
2) Murder (they thought he killed his uncle who was later found to be killed by someone else)
3) Treason (he made a distasteful comment making fun of the Queen (Elizabeth I) during a play)
4) Tax evasion (horded grain during a famine to sell at inflated prices)
What is tax evasion?
This band played the "rude mechanicals" in a TV special broadcast on April 28th 1964
Who are The Beatles?
(Paul McCartney played Pyramus, John Lennon played Thisbe (bit gay if you ask me), George Harrison played Moonshine, and Ringo Starr played Lion)
COSTUMES
The number of yard of fabric bought for the fairy dresses (they still ran out).
What is 106 yards?
(For double: Who's dress had to be made out of Shawn's original shirt because the dress never arrived?)
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The title of Shakespeare's first play.
What is The Two Gentleman of Verona?
The ASM that Chip kidnapped to go to Barnes and Noble with.
Who is Lucila Talbot?
Shakespeare invented all of these words except for this one:
Manager, Kneecap, Elbow, and Eyeball
What is 'kneecap'?
The planet's two largest moons were named Titania and Oberon by British Astronomer William Herschel in 1787, when he discovered them.
What is Uranus?
(There is another, much smaller, moon on Uranus called Puck)
LIGHTING
The number of lights in use for Midsummer specifically.
What is 58 lights?
The play this line is from:
What is Twelfth Night?
The zodiac constellation that is on the RTC logo.
What is Aries? (Also known as "the ram")