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folder Ancient Greek Drama (6) category Coward, Noel
category Gibson, William category Gilman, Rebecca
category Hart, Moss and Kaufman, George S. category Kushner, Tony
category Marlowe, Christopher category Miller, Arthur
category Perry, Tyler category Priestley, J B
category Shakespeare, William category Shakespeare, William
category Simon, Neil category Theatre
category Wilde, Oscar category Wilder, Thornton
category Williams, Tennessee
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31 trivia quiz  Find the Quote icon
Each question is a quote from a play. Your job is to name which play the quote comes from. Ready? Let's do this.
Difficult 20Q
501 plays
Sep 12 02
mrhoboken
32 trivia quiz  Quotes from Plays Through History icon
A collection of quotes from various plays throughout the history of theatre. Plays range from Greek comedy through modern productions. Good luck!
Tough 10Q
255 plays
Nov 08 04
ItalianEyes
33 trivia quiz  Identify American Plays
I'll give you the names of several characters from well-known American plays. Name the play.
Tough 10Q
477 plays
Aug 03 01
Phoenix3000
34 trivia quiz  Obscure Drama icon
Warning: this isn't your usual theatre quiz. These are mostly plays that you've probably never heard of unless you're a real hard-core theatre junkie, so good luck. P.S.-I've worked on or seen all of these shows, so I know they exist!
Difficult 15Q
330 plays
Jul 13 01
GypsyQueen
35 trivia quiz  Famous Playwrights icon
Simply match the play with the correct playwright.
Average 5Q
1620 plays
Nov 23 00
mcfan321
36 trivia quiz  Famous First Lines from Plays icon
These are the first lines spoken by a character in a play. I will tell you the character and you decide what that character said. Have fun with it!
Very Difficult 10Q
462 plays
Dec 11 02
footlights
37 trivia quiz  20th Century Dramatists
This is a quiz to spark the mind of any Theatre Studies fanatic as it asks questions about the creaters of theatre is the last 100 years.
Tough 10Q
489 plays
Oct 26 01
Bretton
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Some sample questions from this category:

* Who wrote the play about Hickey, the reformed alcoholic?
* 'Waiting For Godot', long considered a masterpiece of the absurd theatre, was written in French by an Irishman. Name him.
* This playwright, known primarily for his philosophical treatises, wrote 'No Exit'
* 'True West' is being revived in NYC starring film actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Who wrote this masterpiece of the 70's?
* The musical 'Hello Dolly' is based on a play by whom?
* Along the same line, what Shaw play was later adapted into the musical 'My Fair Lady'?
* Janet McTeer, of the movie 'Tumbleweeds', made her American debut on stage in 1997. Name the play.
* At its' premiere in Paris in the early 1900's, 'Pere Ubu' caused a notorious riot. Who wrote it?
* The song 'Mack The Knife' actually comes from whose play, 'The Threepenny Opera'?
* Which play was NOT written by Peter Shaffer?
* Who was known as the 'prince of players'?
* 'Death ends a life, but not a relationship ...' is an observation that is made in which play?
* Some experts believe that Shakespeare wrote this play:
* Prior to becoming a playwright, Eugene O'Neill worked as a
* O'Neill's father enjoyed great success as an actor by repeatedly portraying:
* Which play has a character who is simply identified as the 'stage manager'?
* Which play was NOT written by an American?
* Which play was ordered (by the playwright) not to be produced until after his death?
* This author's work reflected his Midwestern background:
* A Moon for the Misbegotten

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