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Who were the two men that made “Who’s on First” famous?

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Bud Abbot and Lou Costello

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Who is the older Danish piano player known for his comedy routines?

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Victor Borge

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Who are the two silent screen stars that transferred over to talkies and were in the film “Busy Bodies”?

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Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy

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What year was “Singin’ in the Rain” released?

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1952

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What year did “Singin’ in the Rain” take place?

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1927

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Name the four stars of “Singin’ in the Rain”.

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Gene Kelly
Donald O’Connor
Debbie Reynolds
Jean Hagen

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Who were the two men that directed and choreographed “Singin’ in the Rain”?

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Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen

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In what city did the film “Singin’ in the Rain” take place?

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Hollywood

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What was the name of the studio that released “Singin’ in the Rain”?

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MGM

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What was the name of the movie studio within the movie “Singin’ in the Rain”?

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Monumental Pictures

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How did the characters of Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont first meet?

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He jumped into her passing car to escape from fans.

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Name three songs from the film “Singin’ in the Rain”.

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Singin’ in the Rain
Good Morning
Make ‘Em Laugh

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What was the name of the first talking movie?

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The Jazz Singer

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What was Cyd Charisee’s role in the film “Singin’ in the Rain”?

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Gene Kelly’s dance partner in a ballet scene.

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What were the first jobs of the characters Don and Cosmo in the movies?

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They were comedians.

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Who was R.F. Simpson in “Singin’ in the Rain”?

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He was the head of Monumental Studios.

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What did the they use in “Singin’ in the Rain” to make the rain easier to see?

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They used milk for the rain.

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Name the main four actors/actresses from “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”.

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Katherine Hepburn
Katherine Houghton
Sidney Poitier
Spencer Tracy

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What year was the film “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” released?

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1967

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In what city did the film “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” take place?

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San Fransisco

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What scene foreshadowed Matt Drayton not accepting the marriage at first, but then changing his mind?

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The Ice Cream Scene

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What was the character Matt Drayton’s profession?

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Newspaper Publisher

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What is the name of the theme song from the movie “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”?

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“The Glory of Love”

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Who directed “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”?

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Stanley Kramer

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Who wrote the screenplay for "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"?
William Rose
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Name the five elements of theater.
Audience, Actors, Director, Stage, Script
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Define Exposition
An introduction that gives background information explaining what has been happening before a play has started.
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Who wrote Lysistrata?
Aristophanes
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Who wrote Trojan Women?
Euripides
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Who wrote the Crucible?
Arthur Miller
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Who wrote King Oedipus?
Sophocles
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Who wrote Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?
Tennessee Williams
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Name the five essentials of dramatic structure.
Plot, Action, Conflict, Opposition of Forces, Balance of Forces
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What is an amateur that analyzes a piece of artwork an usually gives some sort of summary of it?
Reviewer
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What is a professional that analyzes a piece of artwork by looking specifically at how well the artists did with the work. Not generally a summary.
Critic
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African American comedian who was on Broadway and his trademark song was "Nobody".
Bert Williams
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Entertainer that sang "Swanee" in blackface. Starred in "The Jazz Singer."
Al Jolson
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Broadway Producer of the "Follies".
Florenz Ziegfeld
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Singer, dancer, composer, director who wrote "Yankee Doodle Boy" and "You're a Grand Old Flag".
George M. Cohan
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Follies performer who was known as a comic, dancer, singer, and her signature song, "My Man".
Fanny Brice
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2 Composers of "Oklahoma", "Carousel", "The Sound of Music", "The King and I", "Cinderella", "Flower Drum Song", and "South Pacific".
Rodgers and Hammerstein
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Composer of "God Bless America" and "White Christmas" and many other Broadway musicals.
Irving Berlin
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Narrator of the Broadway Series.
Julie Andrews
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With his brother he created "Porgy and Bess" and he wrote "Swanee".
George Gershwin
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African American piano player and composer of musicals for African Americans.
Eubie Blake
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What does AEA stand for in live theater?
Actor's Equity Association
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Who were the three modern realistic playwrights at the turn of the 20th Century?
August Strindberg Henrik Ibsen Anton Chekhov
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Name six plays written by William Shakespeare.
Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar, Othello, King Lear, As You Like It, 12th Night, The Tempest
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What is a term for an actor/actress that dates back to ancient Greece?
Thespian
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What ancient Greek playwright reduced the chorus to 12 and increased the number of actors to two?
Aeschylus
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What ancient Greek playwright increased the chorus to 15 and the number of actors to 3?
Sophocles
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What ancient Greek playwright was considered the most "modern" because of his his new ideas?
Euripides
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What ancient Greek playwright most highly exemplified "Old Comedy" satirizing social and political conditions?
Aristophanes
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What was the first known example of Dramatic Criticism that set up the six key elements of Drama?
Aristotle's Poetics
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What ancient Greek playwright reduced the chorus to 12 and increased the number of actors to two?
Aeschylus
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What ancient Greek playwright increased the chorus to 15 and the number of actors to 3?
Sophocles
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What ancient Greek playwright was considered the most "modern" because of his his new ideas?
Euripides
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The most important Greek festival in honor of the god Dionysus, and the first to include drama.
City Dionysia
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What was the first known example of Dramatic Criticism that set up the six key elements of Drama?
Aristotle's Poetics
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In classical Greek Old Comedy, a scene with a debate between the two opposing forces in a play.
Agon
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Large oval, circular, or semicircular outdoor theater with rising tiers of seats around an open playing area; also, an exceptionally large indoor auditorium.
Amphitheater
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The entrance of the ancient Greek chorus.
Parodos
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The most important Greek festival in honor of the god Dionysus, and the first to include drama.
City Dionysia
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Classical Greek comedy that pokes fun at social, political, or cultural conditions and at particular figures.
Old Comedy
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A circular playing space in ancient Greek theaters.
Orchestra
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Scene in classical Greek Old Comedy in which the chorus members directly address the audience and makes fun of them.
Parabasis.
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The entrance of the ancient Greek chorus.
Parodos
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One of the three types of classical Greek drama, usually a ribald takeoff on Greek mythology and history that included a chorus of satyrs, mythological creatures who were half-man and half-goat. On festival days in Athens, it was presented as the final play following three tragedies.
Satyr Play
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Where the audience sat in ancient Greek theater.
Theatron
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Form of comic theater, originating in 16th century Italy, in which the dialogue was improvised around a loose scenario calling for a set of stock characters.
Commedia dell'arte
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This Broadway entertainer was known for her loud singing and able to hold a note for a very long time.
Ethel Merman
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Who wrote "Wonderful Town"?
Stanley Donen
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Who wrote Judgement at Nuremberg, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World, and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Stanley Kramer
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Who wrote Some Like It Hot and The Apartment?
Billy Wilder
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Name a contemporary playwright of Shakespeare.
Christopher Marlow
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Who was the ruler during the English Renaissance?
Elizabeth I
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Name three theaters that were in London during Shakespeare's era.
The Thames, The Globe, The Rose | NOT The Theatre
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The lower class citizens that stood in the yard at theaters were called?
Groundlings
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Name three actors in "Some Like It Hot".
Marilyn Monroe Tony Curtis Jack Lemmon
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What decade does "Some Like It Hot" take place in?
20's
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Who was the lead gangster in "Some Like It Hot"?
Spats
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What instruments did the boys play in "Some Like It Hot"?
Sax and Base
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Where was "Some Like It Hot" filmed?
San Diego
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What year was "Some Like It Hot" released?
1959
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What instrument did Sugar play in "Some Like It Hot"?
Ukelele
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Who wrote the screenplay of "Some Like It Hot"?
I. A. L. Diamond | Billy Wilder

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