Kaufmann quiz: Local theater
How well do you know the history of the theater scene in Chicago?
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What theater company began in a Deerfield church basement before producing hit plays like "True West"?
Correct answer: Steppenwolf Theatre
Steppenwolf Theatre
Chicago Shakespeare
Goodman Theatre
TimeLine Theatre Company
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Which major Hollywood star co-founded the Lookingglass Theatre?
Correct answer: David Schwimmer
David Schwimmer
Laurie Metcalf
Bonnie Hunt
Bernie Mac
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This late-night off-Loop theater company touted "30 plays in 60 minutes."
Correct answer: The Neo-Futurists
The Neo-Futurists
Live Bait
Children's Theatre
Rivendell
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Which one of these Broadway musicals did NOT have its first run in Chicago?
Correct answer: "The Lion King"
"Spamalot"
"SpongeBob SquarePants"
"The Lion King"
"The Book of Mormon"
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This off-Loop company featured actors like Joe Mantegna and Dennis Franz while producing plays like "Bleacher Bums" in the 1980s?
Correct answer: The Organic Theater
Organic Theater
Kingston Mines
Babes with Blades
The Greenhouse
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Which one of these companies is located in Hyde Park?
Correct answer: Court Theatre
Court Theatre
Black Ensemble Theatre
Harper Court Players
Congo Square
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Where did the Shakespeare Theatre Company do the majority of its plays before moving to its permanent space at Navy Pier?
Correct answer: Ruth Page
Ruth Page Center for the Arts
The Goodman
The CIBC Theatre
The Nederlander
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What off-Loop musical originally debuted in Lincoln Park before moving to Broadway and being adapted into a major motion picture?
Correct answer: "Grease"
"Grease"
"Hamilton"
"Hair"
"Wicked"
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What was the name of the bar across the street from the Steppenwolf that served as a theater/literary hangout until it closed in 2001?
Correct answer: O'Rourkes
Earl of Old Town
Rossi's
O'Rourkes
Old Town Ale House
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This Clark Street parlor took over the basement space across from The Alley in the 1980s/1990s, offering avant-garde readings and plays.
Correct answer: Cafe Voltaire
Urbus Orbis
Earwax Cafe
Cafe Voltaire
Second City
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