Theater History Trivia Questions
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Who is the playwright known for 'The Iceman Cometh' who also prospected for gold in Honduras as a youth?
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eugene o'neill
Which playwright claimed he was in love with Mrs. Patrick Campbell and specifically wrote the role of Eliza Doolittle for her?
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george bernard shaw
Who is the famous woman portrayed by Julie Harris in 'The Belle Of Amherst' for which she won her fifth Tony?
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emily dickinson
Who played the role of Eliza Doolittle when it opened on Broadway on March 15, 1956?
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julie andrews
Which Welsh actor portrayed Hamlet on Broadway in 1964, marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth?
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richard burton
Which playwright did Olga Knipper marry in 1901, the same year she played Masha in 'The Three Sisters'?
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anton chekhov
Who wrote the 1961 comedy 'Come Blow Your Horn,' which was his first Broadway play?
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neil simon
Which playwright was the focus of the one-woman show 'Lillian' that premiered at the Kennedy Center in 1985?
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lillian hellman
Which playwright's work 'Anna Christie' served as the basis for the 1957 musical 'New Girl in Town'?
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eugene o'neill
In what 1960 musical did John Cullum understudy for Richard Burton?
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camelot
What is the name of the older London theater after which San Diego's 'old' version, opened in the 1930s, is named?
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globe
Which actress, who was both the wife and comedy partner of Jerry Stiller, debuted her first play 'Afterplay' in 1995?
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anne meara
What dramatic element did the 1867 stage melodrama 'Under the Gaslight' feature a rescue from an oncoming one of?
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train
Who is credited with introducing the use of masks on stage in the 6th century B.C.?
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thespis
Which 'bad luck' Shakespeare play had four actors die during Sir John Gielgud's 1942 production, according to Guinness?
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macbeth
Who originated the role of Willy Loman in the February 1949 production of 'Death of a Salesman'?
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lee j. cobb
Which great French actress did Victorien Sardou write and direct plays for in the late 1800s?
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sarah bernhardt
Kyogen, a comic theatrical form, was developed in Japan as a response to the tediousness and 'negativity' of which type of plays?
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noh
Who is the playwright whose first sea play, 'Bound East For Cardiff,' premiered in Provincetown, Massachusetts, in 1916?
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eugene o'neill
Which New York Times drama critic had a theater on 47th Street named after them in 1960?
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brooks atkinson
Who is the Swedish playwright of the 1887 drama 'The Father,' which starred Frank Langella in a 1996 revival?
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august strindberg
Which actor, known for his role in 'Taxi,' had his starring role in 'Conversations with My Father' taken over by Jim Belushi in 1993?
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judd hirsch
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