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