Workshop Players October 1,
2008
TRIVIA QUESTIONS
Here is half of a quiz I found on play quotations.
"How well do you know your plays? I give a line or two, you indicate who
speaks it and name the show."
1. 'Living with somebody you love can be lonelier than living entirely alone
when the one you love doesn't love you.'
Maggie in 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof'
Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet'
Stella in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
Inez in 'In Camera'
2. 'They might have left me my
toothbrush!'
Garcin in 'Huis Clos'
Duncan in 'Macbeth'
Ophelia in 'Hamlet'
Charles Bruno in 'Strangers On A Train'
3. 'Goodbye, cruel world!'
Marco in 'A View From The Bridge'
Gerald in 'An Inspector Calls'
Blanche in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
Ophelia in 'Hamlet'
4. 'How does one drowning man help
another drowning man?'
Sylvia in 'East'
Inspector Goole in 'An Inspector Calls'
Brick in 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof'
Agamemmnon in 'Agamemmnon'
5. 'The Devil is precise; the marks of
his presence are definite as
stone.'
Eve in 'The Seventh Commandment'
Estelle in 'In Camera'
Reverend Hale in 'The Crucible'
Charles Condomine in 'Blithe Spirit'
See bottom for answers
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THINGS YOU CAN DO:
1. Join the patron drive.
2. Join one of the crews for Christmas Belles
3. Vote for us on the FOX 8 Hot List.
4. Join the Workshop lunch bunch tomorrow -- YOUR DELI in Amherst
5. LOTS of opportunities under “Members and Friends.”
Tia Karaplis needs an audience
Diane Papp at LCCC needs costume items
MAD* Factory needs audience
Boar’s Head Festival needs cast and crew
OTHT set to open funny show
BARGAIN DVD’S
and more
See below for details!!!!!!!!!!!!
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LYING IN STATE
What a great run! The cast and crew had so much fun and that carried
across to the audiences. We really entertained a large group of people. One
frequent comment was “How timely!” Virginia is to be commended for this. It
was her vision to push to get this show into this September slot so that we
could be “timely.” We succeeded. Dave George from the Moose Head
Restaurant was shocked yesterday (Tuesday) to see a hearse at Workshop and a
casket being removed from the building... He wondered who had died... Pat
Price set him straight. She told him “We knocked ‘em dead with the last
show!” Way to go Pat!! ;-) LOL
In truth the casket loaned to us
by Walter Frey Funeral Home was simply being returned to its rightful owner.
One final THANK YOU!!!!! To cast and
crew for all your dedication to our show.
Cast photo with some of the crew attached below.
Jeff Caja - Fred The governor of dead Ed's state.
Claude Coller - Herb The campaign manager of dead Ed.
Marcia Darby - Edna Dead Ed's ex wife.
Greg Friedman - Harry Dead Ed's eccentric, wealthy brother.
Steve Gable - Wally The governor's son and dead Ed's
assistant.
Maria Vitale - Buttons Dead Ed's mistress/fiancee.
Dawn Watson - Margo Wife of the dead man in the next parlor.
Virginia Waratinsky - director
Dave Cotton - stage manager
Susan Watson - book holder, props run crew
Julie Marchand - book holder, props run crew
Pat Price - props crew head
Hannah Watson - props run crew
Brandon Watson - props run crew
Pam Pickworth - costume design
Wade Hubbard - light design
Matt Lewis - lights and sound op
Angela Griffith - lights and sound op
Patty Boone - light crew
Bill Reising - set
Greg Friedman - set
Jenifer Warren - set
Marilyn Hubbard - set
Donna Hughes - set
Sharon Monos - Business Manager
Kathy Whitmore - publicity
Dave Stacko - ushers
Lucille Trelka - box office
Please make plans to support this cast and crew by attending this show!
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TICKETS
Our UNOFFICIAL total sales for the run of Lying in State appears to be 947 or
94.7% of tickets available. This total does not include the club date sales.
But even if we factor them in we are still very close to 94%. That's 1,122
people who saw this show. This was a very good run.
UNOFFICIAL STATS
Sept. 11 SOLD OUT
Sept. 12 SOLD OUT
Sept. 13 SOLD OUT
Sept. 14 70 TOTAL sales
*Sept. 18 club date : Lorain County
Computer Users Group SOLD OUT
Sept. 19 SOLD OUT
Sept. 20 SOLD OUT
Sept. 21 89 total sales
*Sept. 25 Lorain Lions Club sold
about 75 tickets
Sept. 26 SOLD OUT
Sept. 27 98 total sales
Sept. 28 We had reservations and sales for 105 % but only 90% showed up!!
I have shared this in the past but I want to say it again.
PLEASE:
If you are ever holding tickets to one of our shows and you can’t use those
tickets, please return them to Lucille!!! We turned away people at the door
who wanted tickets because we appeared to be over sold. We could have let them
in had we only known.
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****CHRISTMAS BELLES****
We had a great turnout for auditions.
Dave MacKeigan and I would like to thank everyone who auditioned. I love it
when the director has so many options that his/her job becomes difficult!
That is the position that Dave is in and we will have to wait until next week
to announce his cast. He needs a couple of days to work things through.
The tech crew for BELLES is shaping up. If you would like to work on one of these crews, contact the crew head.
Stage manager Susan Watson
Set Dave MacKeigan 440-396-6232
Dave@davenjudy.net
Lights Matt Lewis
440-653-7708
mlewis@lorainccc.edu OR
matthew_sim@yahoo.com
Props Dawn Watson 440-986-0742
watsonpartyof4@yahoo.com
Costumes Judy MacKeigan 440-937-5150
Judy@davenjudy.net
For additional information
contact Dave MacKeigan at
440-937-5150, 440-396-6232 or
dave@davenjudy.net
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WORKSHOP NEWS
PATRON DRIVE FOR 2008-09 SEASON
We have received $189 in patron contributions this past week.
We appreciate EVERY gift!!
New patrons this week are:
Anonymous GOLD STAR
Jeff & Teri Caja SILVER STAR
Maria Vitale BRONZE
Charlotte Ballas LUCKY STAR
E. Faye Sutherland LUCKY STAR
THANK YOU for joining our galaxy of stars!!!
Our annual patron drive is off to an
OUTSTANDING start. Donations received and banquet pledges total $12,565 so
far. That’s 74 percent of the $17,000 we received last year. We would like to
top that amount! Can you help us make that goal???!!!
****Don’t forget to check with your
employer to see if they have some sort of matching gift plan. That could make
your gift twice as valuable to us!
Angela Griffith got us $100 from her employer.
****Also, Do you belong to a club or
organization that might make a grant to us?
Cookie McLoda got us $5K from the grange.
For those of you who made pledges, we
ask that you send in your contribution by December 31, if possible.
Here are the names I have received so
far. ** indicates a pledge.
Russ and Mary Conser STAR OF WONDER
Valerie Gerstenberger STAR OF WONDER.
Hickory Tree Grange STAR OF WONDER
Bob & Paige Reich **DIAMOND STAR
Duane & Betty Hinds DIAMOND STAR
Greg & Becky Friedman RUBY STAR
Cookie McLoda RUBY STAR
Claude & Kaye Coller **RUBY STAR
Harriet Michaels **RUBY STAR
Charles & Monica Annable GOLD STAR
David & Julie Bragg GOLD STAR
Wade & Marilyn Hubbard GOLD STAR
Mel & Mary Kapalin GOLD STAR
Pat Leimbach GOLD STAR tribute to Valerie
Gerstenberger
Doris & Gene Lyle GOLD STAR
Rollie & Judy Maldonado GOLD STAR
Dolores Morgan GOLD STAR
Lora Peterson GOLD STAR
Pamela Pickworth GOLD STAR
Pre-Check Company GOLD STAR
Joe & Pat Price GOLD STAR
Kenneth & Olwyn Riddell GOLD STAR
Sue Stewart GOLD STAR
John Tilbury GOLD STAR
Virginia Waratinsky **GOLD STAR
Warrens Warren Family **GOLD STAR
Andrew A. Zvara **GOLD STAR
anonymous 4 SILVER STAR
Norbert J. Bunsey SILVER STAR
Mary Hirt SILVER STAR
Mary Ann Ketcheson SILVER STAR
Harold & Jean Lee SILVER STAR
Joe & Eileen Lindsay SILVER STAR
Loretta S. Miller SILVER STAR
Elinor Parish SILVER STAR
Janet A. Romanski SILVER STAR
Pat Valatka SILVER STAR
Betty Baracskai BRONZE STAR
Bruce & Sunny Block BRONZE STAR
Kathy Boring BRONZE STAR
Glen & Katy Cox BRONZE STAR
Joseph & Paulette Dahman BRONZE STAR
Denver & Barbara Kelly BRONZE STAR
Jim & Lil Hamilton BRONZE STAR
Krause Krause House BRONZE STAR
Mike & Marsha Labanow BRONZE STAR
Diane & Don Lamoreaux BRONZE STAR
Tom & Melissa Mischik BRONZE STAR
Joseph A. Ondus BRONZE STAR
Steve & Marie Sayers BRONZE STAR
and Todd, Julie & Trent
Dan & Jo Semelsberger BRONZE STAR
Carole Warren BRONZE STAR
Elder & Barbara Wolfe BRONZE STAR
Jeanette Conant LUCKY STAR
Joan & George Grellinger LUCKY STAR
TOTAL $12,565
THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ** indicates
a pledge.
Your gifts are tax deductible.
Checks should be made out to Workshop Players and mailed to:
Workshop Players
44820 Middle Ridge Rd.
Amherst OH 44001
****Please include your name as you would like it listed in the 2008 - 2009
show programs.
Levels of Giving
Stars of Wonder $1,000 or more
Diamond stars $500 - 999
Ruby stars $250-499
Gold stars $100 - 249
Silver stars $50 - 99
Bronze stars $25 - 49
Lucky stars up to $24.99
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LUNCH BUNCH AT YOUR DELI - AMHERST THIS WEEK
Last week we had TEN! - A great group in Elyria for lunch at Carlisle
Cafe. Bev and Art Sperry, Carl and Charlotte Norris, Dawn Watson, Pam
Pickworth, Jack Warren, Greg Friedman, Wade Hubbard and myself. It was good as
always to just get together, swap theater stories and gab... The Sperry’s
report that they are all moved into their new home and everything is unpacked!
I told them they are overachievers! The Carlisle Cafe has a free book shelf
where Dawn picked up a great copy of Oscar Brockett’s “History of the
Theater.” I also hear that Pam Pickworth got a new desk for her office out of
this lunch time meeting.
This week we are back at our usual haunt, YOUR DELI in Amherst. We
gather between 11:30 and 11:45. But come when you can. We usually hang out
gabbing till after 1:00 p.m. If you can join us, please do!
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CALENDAR
As we get closer to these dates, details will appear in the paragraphs above
and below.
Events will also be added as they get scheduled.
Nov. 11 Mailing party for Christmas Belles
Nov. 20 Opening night for “Christmas Belles”
Nov. 24 & 25 Auditions “Last Mass at St. Casimir’s” 7:00 - 9:00
Dec. 19 Play reading committee previews shows for 2009-2010
season.
2009
Jan. 27 Mailing party
for Last Mass...
Feb. 5 Opening night “Last Mass at St. Casimir’s”
Feb. 23 & 24 Auditions for “To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday.” 7:00 -
9:00
April 7 Mailing party for Gillian...
April 16 Opening night for “To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday.”
April 19 & 20 Auditions for “Scapino!” 7:00 - 9:00
June 16 Mailing party for Scapino
June 25 Opening night for “Scapino!”
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THE CURSE OF THAT SCOTTISH PLAY
Several times in the past I have written about the curse of that Scottish
play. Legend has it that if you or someone in a show names the title “Macbeth”
during rehearsal/production of a show the show will somehow be cursed. Some
say that quoting lines from Macbeth can curse another show. I have been in
shows that seemed plagued by someone naming that title. Very often in history
people associated with productions of the show have been injured. Apparently
the current production at Great Lakes Theatre Festival in Cleveland is no
exception.
Here is a brief excerpt from Dr. Roy Berko’s recent review of “Macbeth” now on stage at GLTF in Cleveland.There are many superstitions centered on the belief that the play is somehow "cursed",and many actors will not mention the name of the play aloud, referring to it instead as“The Scottish Play.” Great Lakes was not immune from the curse.
Associate Artistic
Director Andrew May, who was to portray Macbeth, was injured prior to
production and had to be replaced.
Beware! ;-)
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FOX 8 HOT LIST as of Oct 1 10:33 a.m.
We are still # 2 on the Fox 8 Hot List for “Best Theatre Group.”
Check it out and support us with a vote if you can! It is also interesting
to see what people have written about the experience of seeing shows at our
theater.
THANKS to all who have voted already!!!
http://myfoxcleveland.cityvoter.com/workshop-players/biz/56453
Standings at this moment:
1. The M.A.D.* Factory 25 %
2. Workshop Players 21 %
3. Heights Youth Theater 13
4. The Beck Center 7 %
5. Geauga Lyric Theater Guild 7 %
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MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
DIANE PAPP SEEKS COSTUME ITEMS
Diane, the costumer at LCCC who has been so helpful to us in the past needs a
favor. She is preparing for a production of “Streetcar Named Desire” and needs
the following two items
1) Do you have a canvas news paperboy bag?
2) Do you have a WWII Army Dress uniform that I can just use to take a
picture of
Stanley and return back to you promptly?
If you can help with these items contact Diane directly. Diane Papp
440-366-7140
dpapp@lorainccc.edu
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BRYAN BIRD ON STAGE
This note came in late last week. I wish I had had more time to alert you to
Bryan being in this show.
Dave,
Here is another one you can add. I'm playing Paul in "Company" at Cassidy
Theatre.
We have two more weekends, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 and Sundays at 3:00.
Thanks!
-Bryan
p.s. I don't know if there are any other WSP alums in the cast, but the names
are on this web page:
http://cassidytheatre.com/Shows/company.htm
I scanned the cast list and Bryan is the only Workshopper I recognize. I hope
that it has been a good run, Bryan!
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TIA IN ANOTHER TALENT CONTEST
PHOTO attached below Tia in ...Letters...Here is a note I received last week
from Irene Karaplis, mother of Tia (Children’s Letters to God.)
Hi Dave, Just a word to let you know that Tia made it into the finals of
Youngstown Superstar and there will be a promotional video on their website
tomorrow. Finals are Oct 17th at Youngstown Playhouse. I know it's a trek but
I'm trying to muster up some support for her as audience vote counts. Also, she
got a part as an indian in Peter Pan at Beck center which will be their
Christmas show this year. It's sure to be a holiday treat. Good luck with the
rest of Lying in State run and sorry you had to cancel Musical of Musicals.
Take care, Irene K.
CONGRATS, TIA!!!!!!
Here is the website for this competition if you’d like to get the details and
help Tia from the audience.
http://www.kontinuousjams.com/ss/
JEREMY WARREN ON STAGE
I received the following note from Jeremy (The Foreigner, 45 Seconds from B’way
+6)
Dave,
I just wanted to let you know that I'm in a production. It is called “The
Best Man.” It's a mock presidential run for an unknown political party. My
character is William Russell who is an Adlai Stevenson type man and the other
running mate is a Richard Nixon character. The show is with Avon Lake High
School under a new director. It goes up the third weekend in November I will
give more info as it comes to me. Just a heads up for now. Thanks,
Jeremy
CONGRATS! Get us the details!!!
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FIRST FRIDAYS AT The MAD* Factory
From Linda Michalak (Forum, Lies and Legends +2)
The MAD* Factory Players Proudly Announce First Friday Improv at the First
Church Fellowship Hall
Where: 106 North Main St., corner of Main St.(Route 58) and Lorain St.(Route
511) in Oberlin.
When: The First Friday of Every Month at 7:00pm
Our next performance is October 3rd
Also join us on November 7th, December 5th, January 2nd, February 6th,
March 6th,
April 3rd, and May 1st !!!
If you like to laugh, bring the whole family to be entertained by our
talented improvisational troupe. Performances are free with generous donations
accepted. Seating is first come first served, doors open ? hour before the
show.
For more information, please call The MAD* Factory at
440-774-7062
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OLDE TOWNE HALL’S OPENER
Back at the 2002 State OCTAFest we were all wowed by a great excerpt from a
show titled “Wally’s Cafe.” Now you will get a chance to see this entire
show. Deb Wentz (Quilters), Jeff Caja, (Lying in State, Over the Tavern +1)
and Shari LaNave (Quilters) comprise the entire cast. Make plans to see this
show.
October 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24 & 25 8:00 p.m.
October 19, 3:00 p.m.
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BARGAIN DVD’s SALE ENDS OCT. 20
Chuck Annable (Odd Couple, 45 Seconds ... +5) sent me this note about the final
sale of the DVD’s from his former business, Campus Video.
As many of you know we pulled the movies back and went full Garden Center in
April.
And now I've finally had a moment to deal with them and decided (sorrowfully)
they should just go...
So my last offer (and there are still thousands left):
DVD Movies: $5
DVD TV Series: $10
The sale begins now and ends October 1st.
Please tell your friends because I can't afford to pay for advertising.
Many thanks!!!
Charles Annable, horticulturist
Locke's Garden Center
461 E. Lorain St.
Oberlin, OH 44074 440 774-6981
Open Daily 11-5, Closed Sundays & Holidays
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CALL FOR HELP AT SPECIAL BOAR’S HEAD FEST
Ordinarily the board does not permit me to run audition notices for other
theaters, but here is a notice of a special event that does not conflict with
anything we are doing and might be of interest to some of you.
Dave,
Would you please forward this to Workshop Players personnel. We are always
looking
for interested persons…..
From: Hans Van Wormer
Production Director
Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival
On Saturday December 27th, The 45th Annual Boar’s Head and Yule Log
Festival will be presented at 3PM and 5PM at Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland.
The Festival makes use of sight, sound, and smell to tell the several
stories of the celebration of the winter solstice, the gathering of the Yule
log, the story of King Wenceslas, and the birth of Christ.
The production has room for a total of 170 cast members, 40-50 choir
members, and 20-25 crew members. Crew includes costume people, make-up, props,
lighting, and animal herding. (For persons needing service points, this would
be a fun and rewarding experience.)
There are many, who participate in The Festival that have been taking
part for many years, and some who filter through for a 1 or 2 year stint. Cast
members range from 4-6 years old to as old as 90.
I am asking that you pass this information along to your students, as
there may be interest in participation.
There are 3 dates to remember;Unit rehearsals
Sunday December 14th 12:45 PM-6 PM (The unit rehearsals last about 30-40
minutes, so no one would have to be there the whole time, just during their
scheduled rehearsal time)
Dress rehearsal
Friday December 26th 5:30 PM-10 PM (All cast and crew)
Festival Presentation (2 shows)
Cast and crew at Trinity Cathedral Noon
Shows are at 3 PM and 5 PM
Interested persons can contact me at 440-326-1212 (work) or e-mail
{vanwormer@elyriapolice.org}
Thank you,
Hans Van Wormer
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WORKSHOPPERS ON THE BOARDS ABROAD
CLOSING THIS WEEKEND
COMPANY
Cassidy Theatre
Bryan Bird (School House Rock, Live!) plays Paul
Now through Oct. 5 Friday and Saturday @ 8:00pm, Sunday @ 3:00pm
Box office 440-842-4600
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ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Huntington Playhouse
Dave MacKeigan Director (ILY YP NC, Foreigner ‘05 +16)
Judy MacKeigan Costumes (ILY YP NC, Gun Metal Blues +8)
Dale Hruska Dr. Einstein (OTR TTW, Arms and the Man +2)
NOW through - Oct. 5
Box Office: (440) 871-8333
http://www.huntingtonplayhouse.com/index.html
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IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Lakeland Com College Performing Arts Center
Tim Allen (Diary of Anne Frank)
SHOW DATES & TIMES
October 3 and 4 @ 8pm
October 5 @ 2pm (Family Matinee)
Tickets are $12 adults $10 for students and seniors
Call 440.525.7526 for tickets and details.
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COMING SOON
WALLY’S CAFE
Olde Towne Hall Theatre
Deb Wentz (Quilters)
Jeff Caja, (Lying in State, Over the Tavern +1)
Shari LaNave (Quilters)
October 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24 & 25 8:00 p.m.
October 19, 3:00 p.m.
Box office440-327-2909
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ROMEO AND JULIET
Dover Players
Jesse Malicki (Diary of Anne Frank, Odd Couple +3) - Juliet
Donna Hughes (Jukebox, Adrift in New York +26) - props and costumes
October 17, 18, 23-25, and October 31-November 1.
Only one matinee will be presented, on October 25th at 6 p.m.
Regular show times on Friday and Saturday will be 8 p.m.
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RADIO GALS
Clague Playhouse
Jayne Bartish-Kacik (Nunsense, ILY YP NC +25)– Music Dir. &
Accompanist, -- Mabel
Jenifer Warren (G. I. Jukebox, Nunsense +29) -- Azilee
Paige Reich (Nunsense) -- Gladys
Barb Brown (Quilters) -- Hazel
Donna Hughes (Jukebox, Adrift in New York +26) -- set
November 7 - December 7, 2008
(No performance on Thanksgiving, Nov. 27)
Thursdays - Saturday, 8:00pm Sunday, 2:00 pm
box office 440.331.0403
http://www.clagueplayhouse.org/menu.html
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THE BEST MAN
Avon Lake High School
Jeremy Warren (The Foreigner, 45 Seconds from B’way +6)
Late November details forthcoming
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PETER PAN
Beck Center - Mackey Main Stage
Tia Karaplis (Children’s Letters to God)
Tim Allen (Diary of Anne Frank)
December 5, 2008 – January 4, 2009
Box Office at 216-521-2540 ext. 10
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TRIVIA
1. 'Living with somebody you love can be lonelier than living entirely alone
when the one you love doesn't love you.'
answer: Maggie in 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof'.
This fabulous play by Tennessee Williams was bowdlerized in the 1958 movie
because of all the references to Brick's homosexuality. The film is still very
enjoyable though, and those who watch the film before watching/reading the play
will notice a big difference.
2. 'They might have left me my toothbrush!'
answer: Garcin in 'Huis Clos'
All the people in the options die, but Garcin is already dead at the start of
the play. This complaint is made when he enters Hell. At the end of the play he
concludes: 'Hell is other people'. For those confused, the play is known by
five different titles: 'Huis Clos', 'In Camera', 'No Exit', 'No Way Out' and
'Dead End'.
3. 'Goodbye, cruel world!'
answer: Ophelia in 'Hamlet'.
She drowns herself because Hamlet goes mad. Shakespeare is the author, as you
probably know.
4. 'How does one drowning man help another drowning man?'
answer: Brick in 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof'
Poor Brick. His friend, who he loved, died of alcoholism and then Brick becomes
an alcoholic too. Tennessee Williams wrote this fabulous play.
5. 'The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite as stone.'
answer: Reverend Hale in 'The Crucible'
"The Crucible" is a play by Arthur Miller, set in Salem in the 1600s. The play
is about witchcraft and there is a famous part where Abigail and her friends
claim seeing a long list of the town's women at their ritual: 'I saw Goody Good
with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with Devil! I saw Goody Bishop with the
Devil!...'
SOURCE
The entire 10 question quiz is available at
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz2923212177680.html
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D