This Week's Trivia Question:

Q:  What does the word "yo-yo" mean?

Prize:   Four (4) tickets to Yo-Yo People on Sunday, November 11 at 3pm.

To enter:       

Be the first to contact the Box Office by e-mail only please using this link with the correct answer. Be sure to put "Trivia" in the subject line, and tell us in which town you live. Only those who have not won in the past 12 months are eligible please. Only the winner will be notified. 

Previous Trivia Winner:

Sister Aloysius said "It's the habit. It catches us up more often than not.  What with our being in black and white, and so prone to falling, we're more like dominos than anything else." in John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt, A Parable.  See the Firehouse/Suzanne Bryan production of this award-winning play October 18-21.

Congratulations to Teri Contino, of Newburyport, MA; our winner last week.  Thanks to all for playing and good luck this week!

This Week's Trivia Question:

Q:       The folk tale Juma and the Magic Jinn takes place where?

Prize:   Four (4) tickets to Anansi, Spiderman of Africa! on Sunday, October 28 at 3pm.

To enter:       

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Previous Trivia Winner:

Sister Aloysius said "It's the habit. It catches us up more often than not.  What with our being in black and white, and so prone to falling, we're more like dominos than anything else." in John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt, A Parable.  See the Firehouse/Suzanne Bryan production of this award-winning play October 18-21.

Congratulations to Teri Contino, of Newburyport, MA; our winner last week.  Thanks to all for playing and good luck this week!

This Week's Trivia Question:

Q:       Who said "It's the habit. It catches us up more often than not.  What with our being in black and white, and so prone to falling, we're more like dominos than anything else."?

Prize:   Two (2) tickets to Doubt, A Parable on Friday, October 12 at 8pm.

To enter:       

Be the first to contact the Box Office by e-mail only please using this link with the correct answer. Be sure to put "Trivia" in the subject line, and tell us in which town you live. Only those who have not won in the past 12 months are eligible please. Only the winner will be notified. 

Previous Trivia Winner:

For his script for the 1987 film, Moonstruck, John Patrick Shanley won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. In 2005, Shanley's play Doubt: A Parable was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Drama Desk Award and Tony Award for Best Play.

Congratulations to Theodora Moccia, of Andover, MA; our winner last week.  Thanks to all for playing and good luck this week!

This Week's Trivia Question:

Q:       For what film did John Patrick Shanley win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay?

Prize:   Two (2) tickets to Doubt, A Parable on Thursday, October 11 at 8pm.

To enter:       

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Previous Trivia Winner:

The original cast member to play Sister Aloysius in the Broadway production (2005) of John Patrick Shanley's Doubt, A Parable was Cherry Jones.  The other original cast members were Brían F. O'Byrne as Father Flynn, Heather Goldenhersh as Sister James, and Adriane Lenox as Mrs. Muller.

The New York production, directed by Doug Hughes, was performed in one act, running approximately 90 minutes. In interviews, the cast said the second act was what took place when the audience left the theatre and began to discuss their differing opinions of the events — some agreeing with Aloysius and others siding with Flynn.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Wolf, of Merrimac, MA our previous winner.  Thanks to all for playing and good luck this week!

This Week's Trivia Question:

Cathy Isbell as Sister Aloysius in "Doubt, A Parable" directed by Susanne Bryan

Q:       Who was the original cast member to play Sister Aloysius in the Broadway production (2005) of John Patrick Shanley's Doubt, A Parable?



Prize:   Two (2) tickets to Doubt, A Parable on Thursday, October 11 at 8pm.

To enter:       
Be the first to contact the Box Office by e-mail only please using this link with the correct answer. Be sure to put "Trivia" in the subject line, and tell us in which town you live. Only those who have not won in the past 12 months are eligible please. Only the winner will be notified.

Last Week's Trivia Winner:

Beethoven's Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 (“Ghost”) is one of two trios composed during Beethoven's stay at Countess Marie von Erdödy's estate, and both are dedicated to her for her hospitality. The two trios were published in 1809.

Congratulations to Diane Butera of Cambridge, MA our winner last week.  Thanks to all for playing and good luck this week!

This Week's Trivia Question:

Q:       Beethoven's Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 (“Ghost”) is dedicated to whom?

Prize:   Two (2) tickets to Triple Helix on Saturday, September 15 at 8pm.

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Last Week's Trivia Winner:

The "Ax-Kim-Ma" trio consists of Emanuel Ax on piano, Young Uck Kim on violin, and Yo-Yo Ma on cello.

Thanks to all for playing and good luck this week!

This Week's Trivia Question:

Q:       What is the Ax-Kim-Ma trio?

Prize:   Two (2) tickets to Triple Helix on Saturday, September 15 at 8pm. 

To enter:       
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Last Week's Trivia Winner:

Ludwig van Beethoven's Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56, more commonly known as the Triple Concerto, was composed in 1803 and later published in 1804 under Breitkopf & Härtel. The choice of the three solo instruments effectively makes this a concerto for piano trio and the only concerto Beethoven ever wrote for more than one solo instrument.

Thanks to Mary Rogers of Medford, MA our winner last week.   Thanks to all for playing and good luck this week!

This Week's Trivia Question:

Q:       What is the only concerto Beethoven ever wrote for more than one solo instrument?

Prize:   Two (2) tickets to Triple Helix on Saturday, September 15 at 8pm. 

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Last Week's Trivia Winner:

Beethoven wrote one opera, Fidelio(written 1805, revised 1806 and 1814).  In the story, a faithful wife rescues her husband who is being held as a political prisoner. Originally titled Lenore, Beethoven composed four overtures for it, Lenore No.1, No.2, and No.3, and Fidelio.  It is one of your editor's favorites because the hero is a woman and the opera has a happy ending!

Thanks to Bettina Turner of Newburyport, our winner last week.   Thanks to all for playing and good luck this week!

This Week's Trivia Question:

Q:       How many operas did Beethoven write? 

Prize:   Two (2) tickets to Triple Helix on Saturday, September 15 at 8pm. 

To enter:       
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Last Week's Trivia Winner:

The unmatched cards in a Gin Rummy hand that are not part of melds are called deadwood.

Thanks to Laura Bakopolus of Methuen, our winner last week.   Thanks to all for playing and good luck this week!

This Week's Trivia Question:

Poster Image by Tim Hiltabiddle

Q:       In a hand for Gin Rummy what are the unmatched cards that are not part of melds called? 

Prize:   Two (2) tickets to The Gin Game on Friday, August 17 at 8pm. 

To enter:       
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Last Week's Trivia Winner:

Jessica Tandy won three Tony Awards for each of her performances in A Streetcar Named Desire (Blanche DuBois, 1947), The Gin Game (Fonsia Dorsey, 1977) and Foxfire (Annie Nations, 1982). She was nominated for playing Lady Elizabeth Milne in The Petition (1986) but did not win.

Although we had no winner last week thanks to all for playing and good luck this week!