- 1. Where does Winter Shakespeare primarily take place?
A) Shelby Park
B) Troutt Theater at Belmont University
C) Belmont High School
D) TPAC's Johnson Theatre
- 2. Which specific play was toured for Touring Shakespeare in 2019-2020?
A) Julius Caesar
B) Romeo and Juliet
C) Hamlet
D) Macbeth
- 3. What was the very first Shakespeare in the Park production listed in 1988?
A) Macbeth
B) Othello
C) As You Like It
D) Pericles
- 4. Which play was performed for Winter Shakespeare at Troutt Theater in 2011?
A) The Tempest
B) Hamlet
C) Shakespeare's Case
D) Richard the Third
- 5. In what year was The Merry Wives of Windsor performed at Shakespeare in the Park (also at Shelby Park)?
A) 2007
B) 1990
C) 1988
D) 1992
- 6. Which of the following cities is listed as an additional performance location for Winter Shakespeare?
A) Knoxville
B) Franklin
C) Nashville
D) Memphis
- 7. Which production was featured in both Shakespeare in the Park and TPAC's Johnson Theatre in 2001?
A) The Tempest
B) A Midsummer Night's Dream
C) Romeo and Juliet
D) Macbeth
- 8. What is the name of the apprentice offering listed by the festival?
A) Apprentice academy
B) Apprentice company
C) Apprentice guild
D) Apprentice troupe
- 9. Which play was performed for Shakespeare in the Park in 2015?
A) Richard the Third
B) Coriolanus
C) King Lear
D) Henry V
- 10. Which of these is an offering of the festival?
A) Flash-Mob Shakespeare
B) Street-Corner Shakespeare
C) Quick-Draw Shakespeare
D) Pop-UpRight Shakespeare
- 11. Which play was presented for Winter Shakespeare at Troutt Theater in 2016?
A) King Lear
B) Macbeth
C) Hamlet
D) Othello
- 12. What non-Shakespearean production was performed during Shakespeare in the Park in 1997?
A) Peter Pan
B) The Little Prince
C) Shakespeare's Case
D) The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
- 13. Which city, alongside Franklin, Murfreesboro, Clarksville, and Tullahoma, hosts additional Winter Shakespeare performances?
A) Chattanooga
B) None, those are the listed cities
C) Bristol
D) Jackson
- 14. What play was staged for Shakespeare in the Park in 1992?
A) A Midsummer Night's Dream
B) Macbeth
C) Much Ado About Nothing
D) The Comedy of Errors
- 15. Which Winter Shakespeare production occurred in 2020?
A) Hamlet
B) King Lear
C) Macbeth
D) Julius Caesar
- 16. Which two plays were performed during Shakespeare in the Park in 2007?
A) The Merry Wives of Windsor and The Two Gentlemen of Verona
B) The Taming of the Shrew and The Tempest
C) Antony and Cleopatra and The Winter's Tale
D) As You Like It and Pericles
- 17. What is the title of the regular program that allows reading or involvement named 'Shakespeare Allowed!'?
A) Shakespeare Unplugged!
B) Shakespeare Unlimited!
C) Shakespeare Allowed!
D) Shakespeare Unbound!
- 18. In what year was Coriolanus performed in Shakespeare in the Park?
A) 2012
B) 2006
C) 2010
D) 2008
- 19. Which play was staged for Winter Shakespeare at Troutt Theater in 2009?
A) Richard the Third
B) Julius Caesar
C) Hamlet
D) The Tempest
- 20. Which play was performed for Shakespeare in the Park in 1999?
A) The Tempest
B) Julius Caesar
C) As You Like It
D) Twelfth Night
- 21. Which play was performed for Shakespeare in the Park in 2005?
A) Romeo and Juliet
B) The Comedy of Errors
C) All's Well That Ends Well
D) The Winter's Tale
- 22. Which two plays were performed during Shakespeare in the Park in 2009?
A) The Taming of the Shrew and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
B) The Merry Wives of Windsor and The Two Gentlemen of Verona
C) Antony and Cleopatra and The Winter's Tale
D) The Tempest and Pericles
- 23. What year was Pericles performed for Shakespeare in the Park alongside The Tempest?
A) 1989
B) 2017
C) 2013
D) 2019
- 24. Which of these groups are targeted for workshops and classes according to offerings?
A) Seniors and toddlers
B) College students only
C) Adults and children
D) Professional actors only
- 25. In which city is the Nashville Shakespeare Festival located?
A) Memphis, Tennessee
B) Knoxville, Tennessee
C) Nashville, Tennessee
D) Chattanooga, Tennessee
- 26. Which of the following founders of Theatrevolution is still on the board today?
A) Ty Brown
B) Brenda Fowinkle
C) Donald Capparella
D) Chambers Stevens
- 27. What was the name of Theatrevolution's first production, which dealt with the AIDS crisis?
A) The Belle of Amherst
B) The Normal Heart
C) Macbeth
D) As You Like It
- 28. In what year did Theatrevolution produce its first free Shakespeare play?
A) 1988
B) 1992
C) 2006
D) 2019
- 29. Where was the first free Shakespeare play in 1988 performed?
A) oneC1TY
B) Belmont University
C) Nashville Public Library
D) Centennial Park
- 30. Who was the critic for The Tennessean who gave the first production a rave review while holding an umbrella?
A) Jim Warren
B) Denice Hicks
C) Larry Kramer
D) Clara Hieronymus
- 31. On what date did the very first production of the festival open in the rain?
A) July 4, 1988
B) August 5, 1988
C) September 1, 1988
D) June 15, 1988
- 32. Roughly how many audience members now attend each summer?
A) 5,000 to 8,000
B) 1,000 to 2,000
C) 10,000 to 15,000
D) 50,000 to 60,000
- 33. In what year did the Festival begin offering short Shakespeare productions to Nashville public schools?
A) 2008
B) 1992
C) 1988
D) 2006
- 34. Which grant helped fund the 2006 performances in rural Tennessee?
A) Nashville Institute for the Arts
B) Tennessee Arts Commission
C) National Endowment for the Arts
D) Shakespeare Theatre Association Grant
- 35. What student production was performed by a diverse group of high school students in the 2006-2007 school year?
A) Julius Caesar
B) Macbeth
C) Twelfth Night
D) As You Like It
- 36. What type of certified workshops does the Festival offer for lawyers?
A) CLE workshops
B) CEU workshops
C) CPA workshops
D) CME workshops
- 37. When was the complete Shakespeare canon initially read through by in the public reading program?
A) November 2011
B) August 1988
C) February 2015
D) January 2012
- 38. Who was scheduled to direct What You Will (Twelfth Night) in 2020 before it was cancelled due to COVID-19?
A) Denice Hicks
B) Jim Warren
C) Ty Brown
D) Chambers Stevens
- 39. Who is the current Executive Artistic Director of the Nashville Shakespeare Festival?
A) Denice Hicks
B) Donald Capparella
C) Clara Hieronymus
D) Chambers Stevens
- 40. Roughly how many people have attended Shakespeare in the Park since 1988?
A) 200,000
B) 50,000
C) 10,000
D) 1,000,000
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