Lorraine Hansberry was convinced that her play, A Raisin in the Sun, would be a flop on Broadway. Instead, this play actually ran for 19 months at what Broadway Theatre?

“What happens to a dream deferred?/ Does it dry up/ like a raisin in the sun?” Is a line in “Harlem” and became the title to one of Lorraine Hansberry’s most famous plays. Who is the famous poet that wrote this piece?

What play contains the characters: Walter Lee, Lena, Ruth, and Beneatha?

1. What was the original title of A Raisin in the Sun?

Young Pedro and his family make their home in a barn on the Mexican border. Pedro complains of having nothing and brings his mother many headaches. On one occasion, she invites a hungry woman to share the family dinner. But this Señora returns time and again to eat and tell fantastical stories of the enchanted serpent and Cucuy of Latin American legend, filling Pedro’s nights with heroic, yet frightening dreams. What is the title of this play written by Roxanne Schroeder-Arce?

Who was the first Hispanic actor to win a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for their portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac?

 Who wrote The Inheritance, which was written by the first Latine playwright to win the Tony Award for Best Play?

Miguel Pinero was the first Hispanic playwright on Broadway with a play that was written about racial injustice in the New York Prison system. What was the name of this play?

 Nilo Cruz became the first Latine playwright to win a Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for what play?

Which of Neil Simon's plays has a male and female version?

1. What play is about Paul and Corie Bratter’s difficult first week of marriage in their new apartment?

1. What farce features Chris and Ken Gorman, Charley Brock, and a cover up of the facts?

1. Which one of Neil Simon’s plays won a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize?

Who wrote the autobiographical play Come Blow Your Horn, which opened on Broadway in 1961?

What Pulitzer Prize winning play can be described as, “A simple and elegantly crafted story of an emotionally damaged man who finds a new job, new friends and a new sense of worth, illustrating how small acts of kindness can change a person’s life and enrich an entire community”?

What Pulitzer Prize winning play was inspired by Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun?

1. What Pulitzer Prize winning play focuses on three employees of a Massachusetts art-house movie theater, rendering lives rarely seen on the stage?

1. What play written by Katori Hall won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and is about Black Masculinity and how it is perceived?

1. Which Pulitzer Prize winning play features the family of Martin Vanderhof; Penny, Paul, and Alice?

What was the first Disney Musical on Broadway?

What is the longest running and highest grossing Disney Musical on Broadway?

1. Adam Jacobs starred as the titular character in what Disney musical?

1. What musical features the following songs: “Hygge”, “Let the Sun Shine On”, and “A Little Bit of You”?

1. What Disney Musical features the characters: Radames, Amneris, Zoser, and Mereb?

Name the musical with the characters: Satine, Christian, the Duke, Harold Zidler

Name the musical with the characters: Alice Paul, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Ida B. Wells.

Name the musical that won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2024

The storyline of this Stephen Sondheim musical plays in reverse:

1. Which Broadway musical’s cast album achieved Diamond status from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), meaning it has sold over ten million copies?

Who was the star that sang, “It’s Hard to be the Bard”, “Chip on my Shoulder”, and “Vamp!”

 Who was the star that starred in: Guys and Dolls, The Producers, and The Addams Family?

What actor portrayed the following roles: The Phantom, King Triton, and Porgy?

1. Who was the star that sang, “Honeysuckle Time”, “Summertime”, and “Rose’s Turn”?

1. What Broadway star is famous for Holding Space and saying “That’s My Line”?

In West African theatre, what are the storytellers known as?

1. Two of Africa’s most famous playwrights, Efua Sutherland and Ama Ata Aidoo hailed from which West African country?

1. What is the name of the famous Nigerian playwright who wrote political and biblical dramas in Yoruba?

1. Which playwright from Cameroon wrote I am Vindicated?

Krio language Drama originates from where?

1. Which Shakespeare play has the line, “This above all: to thine own self be true.”

1. Which Shakespeare play has the line, “We are such stuff as dreams are made on.”

1. Honorificabilitudinitatibus is the longest word mentioned in any of Shakespeare’s plays. Which play has this line?

1. Which Shakespeare play is taboo to say in the theatre?

How many comedies did Shakespeare write?

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

 Back in the day, sailors used to work backstage, running set changes for productions. Because of that, it is considered bad luck to do what in a theatre?

One old wives' tale is that a bad dress rehearsal means what?

It is considered bad luck to bring the feather of what bird on stage?

Instead of "good luck" you wish a Thespian what?

What is the name of the storytelling ritual where the story of the exodus of Jews out of Egypt is told?

Which Native American tribe has two creation stories, one about migration from the West and another about creation from a mound?

What is the name of the Arabic version of a poetry slam or rap battle?

 What is the name of the dance that Indian temple dancers perform that tell the stories of specific deities?

Jabuti the Tortoise is a folktale character from what South American country?

Where do Musicians usually perform for shows?

What is the painted curtain that hangs in the back of the stage to indicate the scenery of the performance called?

What is the name for a long metal pipe suspended above the stage or audience from which lighting fixtures, theatrical scenery, and theater drapes and stage curtains may be hung?

What is the name for the invisible line on the upstage side of the proscenium wall, often used in scenic design?

What is the name for the set of curtains at the very front of the stage?

The direction & visibility of threads in a piece of woven fabric is the what?

A seamstress is the member of the costume department that operates what machine?

What is the name for the technique for handcrafting a durable lace from a series of knots and loops?

Pinking Shears leave what kind of edge to prevent fraying?

What is the term for a coloured substance which chemically bonds to a substrate / material to modify the colour of that material?

What is the name of the theory that explains how humans perceive color (both physically and psychologically) and how colors mix, match, and contrast with one another?

1. What is the technique where a brush is relatively dry but still holds paint and creates a scratchy, textured look when applied to a surface?

1. What is the name of the technique that uses a sharp tool to scratch away layers of paint to reveal the layers underneath. It's often used to create the illusion of texture or add detail?

What is the name of the one act musical that starred real life magician Doug Henning with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz?

In Beauty and the Beast, the audience is wowed as the Beast is transformed into a Prince. What is one of the ways that they accomplish this transformation?

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child uses a Japanese form where there are performers that you can't see in the space because they are wearing completely black and are against a black background. What are those performers called?

Matilda is a little girl known for her powers of the mind! In one iconic scene, Matilda uses her telekinesis to write a message out of chalk! What are the two elements needed to make this trick possible?

Why does a scenic painter clean after painting?

What is a scrim?

What musical uses tricks and illusions that would have been used at the same time as the play is set, which is the turn of the century?

 Finish the Lyric: “Whenever I see someone less fortunate than I,”

Finish the lyric: "Do you feel my heart, saying 'hi' in this whole lunchonette why am I-"

Finish the lyric: “When you're young. And the world is new. It's easy to forget when-"

Finish the lyric: “t's all make believe, sonny, Just like we're gonna make believe-”

Finish the lyric: “Some people want diamond rings, Some just want everything-”