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Shakespeare in the Park (New York City) - Quiz
Shakespeare in the Park New York City
  • 1. What is the name of the venue where Shakespeare in the Park performances are held?
A) Delacorte Theater
B) Public Theater Stage
C) Central Park Amphitheater
D) Turtle Pond Arena
  • 2. Which organization manages the productions of Shakespeare in the Park?
A) The Public Theater
B) The Shakespeare Foundation
C) The New York City Parks Department
D) Central Park Conservancy
  • 3. Who was the original founder and director-producer of the festival?
A) Joseph Papp
B) George T. Delacorte Jr.
C) George C. Scott
D) Robert Moses
  • 4. In what year was the Delacorte Theater built?
A) 1962
B) 1959
C) 2002
D) 1954
  • 5. What was the first play performed at the Delacorte Theater?
A) A Midsummer Night's Dream
B) Hamlet
C) Romeo and Juliet
D) The Merchant of Venice
  • 6. Why did Robert Moses demand that the festival charge a fee for performances?
A) To cover the cost of grass erosion
B) To limit the number of attendees
C) To pay the actors a better salary
D) To fund future theater construction
  • 7. What time do performances at the Delacorte Theater typically begin?
A) 7:00 PM
B) 6:00 PM
C) 9:00 PM
D) 8:00 PM
  • 8. Which two actors starred in the first production at the Delacorte?
A) George C. Scott and James Earl Jones
B) James Earl Jones and Robert Moses
C) Joseph Papp and Robert Moses
D) George T. Delacorte Jr. and Joseph Papp
  • 9. What is the limit of tickets a person can receive at the Central Park distribution line?
A) Six tickets
B) Four tickets
C) One ticket
D) Two tickets
  • 10. When does the line for tickets at the Delacorte Theater usually form?
A) 10 a.m.
B) 12 p.m.
C) 6 a.m.
D) 8 a.m.
  • 11. What is the age requirement for the separate senior citizen line for tickets?
A) 55 and older
B) 60 and older
C) 65 and older
D) 70 and older
  • 12. In what year did the New York Shakespeare Festival officially become known as part of the Public Theater's reorganization?
A) 2015
B) 1954
C) 1962
D) 2002
  • 13. What app did the Public Theater partner with in 2015 for a virtual lottery?
A) NYCArts
B) TodayTix
C) ShowTicketPro
D) CentralParkApp
  • 14. What time must vouchers from the borough distribution be exchanged for tickets at the box office?
A) 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
B) 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
C) 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
D) 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  • 15. What features are provided for patrons with vision or hearing loss?
A) Braille scripts and vibrating seats
B) Personal translators and headset devices
C) Special front-row seating and amplified scripts
D) Sign language, audio-described, and open-captioned performances
  • 16. Where is the Delacorte Theater located within Central Park?
A) By the Central Park Zoo
B) Southwest corner of the Great Lawn
C) North end of the Sheep Meadow
D) Near the Bethesda Fountain
  • 17. What is the backdrop of the Delacorte Theater?
A) The Ramble
B) The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C) The skyscrapers of Midtown
D) Belvedere Castle and Turtle Pond
  • 18. When are winners for the TodayTix virtual lottery notified?
A) Between 12 pm and 2:30 pm
B) Between 5 pm and 7 pm
C) Between 8 am and 10 am
D) Between 3 pm and 5 pm
  • 19. What happens to tickets if a performance is rained out?
A) They are valid for the next day
B) They can be used for a different show
C) They are refunded
D) They cannot be exchanged
  • 20. At what point might late seating be granted to audience members?
A) 30–40 minutes into the show
B) At intermission
C) 15–20 minutes into the show
D) 5–10 minutes into the show
  • 21. Approximately what fraction of works produced at the Delacorte are plays by Shakespeare?
A) One-half
B) Two-thirds
C) Nine-tenths
D) Four-fifths
  • 22. Which of these non-Shakespeare plays was produced at the Delacorte?
A) Hamlet
B) King Lear
C) Macbeth
D) The Seagull
  • 23. Who directed the 2017 production of Julius Caesar?
A) Anton Chekhov
B) Joseph Papp
C) Oskar Eustis
D) Henrik Ibsen
  • 24. Which U.S. president was compared to Caesar in the controversial 2017 production?
A) Barack Obama
B) George W. Bush
C) Donald Trump
D) Bill Clinton
  • 25. Which company replaced Delta as a sponsor after the 2017 controversy?
A) Southwest
B) JetBlue
C) American Airlines
D) United Airlines
  • 26. What was the predicted budget shortfall due to the 2020 season cancellation?
A) $50 million
B) $20 million
C) $5 million
D) $10 million
  • 27. Which of these musicals was produced at the Delacorte and had its world debut there?
A) Peer Gynt
B) On the Town
C) Disney's Hercules
D) Into the Woods
  • 28. In 2005, how many New York City institutions received a grant from the Carnegie Corporation?
A) 1,872
B) 100
C) 80,000
D) 406
  • 29. Which former mayor made the 2005 Carnegie Corporation grant possible?
A) Joseph Papp
B) Wilford Leach
C) Stuart Vaughan
D) Michael Bloomberg
  • 30. How many seats are available at the Delacorte Theater?
A) 406
B) 80,000
C) 2,000
D) 1,872
  • 31. Approximately how many people attend Shakespeare in the Park each year?
A) 406
B) 80,000
C) 5,000
D) 1,872
  • 32. Who directed the 1987 production of Julius Caesar?
A) Michael Bloomberg
B) Joseph Papp
C) Wilford Leach
D) Stuart Vaughan
  • 33. Which company benefited from the NYSF during a critical development period?
A) Theatre for a New Audience
B) The Shakespeare Marathon
C) The Mystery of Edwin Drood
D) Carnegie Corporation
  • 34. Where was the production of A Midsummer Nights Dream presented?
A) Anspacher Theatre
B) Delacorte Theater
C) The Shakespeare Center
D) Broadway
  • 35. In what year did the Riverside Shakespeare Company premiere Brecht's Edward II?
A) 1982
B) 1987
C) 1995
D) 1984
  • 36. Which actress made her New York stage debut as Mistress Quickly?
A) Anna Deavere Smith
B) Meryl Streep
C) Wilford Leach
D) None of the above
  • 37. Which play from the 1995–96 season went to Broadway?
A) The Mystery of Edwin Drood
B) The Tempest
C) Edward II
D) A Midsummer Nights Dream
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