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