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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”?

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William Rose

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Name the five elements of theater.

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Audience, Actors, Director, Stage, Script

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Define Exposition

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An introduction that gives background information explaining what has been happening before a play has started.

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Who wrote Lysistrata?

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Aristophanes

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Who wrote Trojan Women?

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Euripides

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Who wrote the Crucible?

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Arthur Miller

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Who wrote King Oedipus?

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Sophocles

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Who wrote Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?

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Tennessee Williams

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Name the five essentials of dramatic structure.

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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?

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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.

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Critic

36
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African American comedian who was on Broadway and his trademark song was “Nobody”.

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Bert Williams

37
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Entertainer that sang “Swanee” in blackface. Starred in “The Jazz Singer.”

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Al Jolson

38
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Broadway Producer of the “Follies”.

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Florenz Ziegfeld

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Singer, dancer, composer, director who wrote “Yankee Doodle Boy” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag”.

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George M. Cohan

40
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Follies performer who was known as a comic, dancer, singer, and her signature song, “My Man”.

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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”.

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Rodgers and Hammerstein

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Composer of “God Bless America” and “White Christmas” and many other Broadway musicals.

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Irving Berlin

43
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Narrator of the Broadway Series.

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Julie Andrews

44
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With his brother he created “Porgy and Bess” and he wrote “Swanee”.

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George Gershwin

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African American piano player and composer of musicals for African Americans.

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Eubie Blake

46
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What does AEA stand for in live theater?

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Actor’s Equity Association

47
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Who were the three modern realistic playwrights at the turn of the 20th Century?

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August Strindberg
Henrik Ibsen
Anton Chekhov

48
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Name six plays written by William Shakespeare.

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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?

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Thespian

50
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What ancient Greek playwright reduced the chorus to 12 and increased the number of actors to two?

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Aeschylus

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What ancient Greek playwright increased the chorus to 15 and the number of actors to 3?

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Sophocles

52
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What ancient Greek playwright was considered the most “modern” because of his his new ideas?

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Euripides

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What ancient Greek playwright most highly exemplified “Old Comedy” satirizing social and political conditions?

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Aristophanes

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What was the first known example of Dramatic Criticism that set up the six key elements of Drama?

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Aristotle’s Poetics

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What ancient Greek playwright reduced the chorus to 12 and increased the number of actors to two?

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Aeschylus

56
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What ancient Greek playwright increased the chorus to 15 and the number of actors to 3?

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Sophocles

57
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What ancient Greek playwright was considered the most “modern” because of his his new ideas?

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Euripides

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The most important Greek festival in honor of the god Dionysus, and the first to include drama.

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City Dionysia

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What was the first known example of Dramatic Criticism that set up the six key elements of Drama?

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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.

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Agon

61
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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.

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Amphitheater

62
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The entrance of the ancient Greek chorus.

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Parodos

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The most important Greek festival in honor of the god Dionysus, and the first to include drama.

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City Dionysia

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Classical Greek comedy that pokes fun at social, political, or cultural conditions and at particular figures.

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Old Comedy

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A circular playing space in ancient Greek theaters.

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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.

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Parabasis.

67
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The entrance of the ancient Greek chorus.

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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.

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Satyr Play

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Where the audience sat in ancient Greek theater.

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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.

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Commedia dell’arte

71
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This Broadway entertainer was known for her loud singing and able to hold a note for a very long time.

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Ethel Merman

72
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Who wrote “Wonderful Town”?

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Stanley Donen

73
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Who wrote Judgement at Nuremberg, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World, and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?

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Stanley Kramer

74
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Who wrote Some Like It Hot and The Apartment?

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Billy Wilder

75
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Name a contemporary playwright of Shakespeare.

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Christopher Marlow

76
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Who was the ruler during the English Renaissance?

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Elizabeth I

77
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Name three theaters that were in London during Shakespeare’s era.

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The Thames, The Globe, The Rose

NOT The Theatre

78
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The lower class citizens that stood in the yard at theaters were called?

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Groundlings

79
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Name three actors in “Some Like It Hot”.

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Marilyn Monroe
Tony Curtis
Jack Lemmon

80
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What decade does “Some Like It Hot” take place in?

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20’s

81
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Who was the lead gangster in “Some Like It Hot”?

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Spats

82
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What instruments did the boys play in “Some Like It Hot”?

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Sax and Base

83
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Where was “Some Like It Hot” filmed?

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San Diego

84
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What year was “Some Like It Hot” released?

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1959

85
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What instrument did Sugar play in “Some Like It Hot”?

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Ukelele

86
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Who wrote the screenplay of “Some Like It Hot”?

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I. A. L. Diamond

Billy Wilder

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