Christopher Durang Trivia

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CHRISTOPHER DURANG TRIVIA

1) What year was Christopher Durang born?

1939 1949 1959 1969

Christopher Durang was born on January 2, 1949, in Montclair, New Jersey.

2) Where did Christopher Durang earn his M.F.A. in Playwriting?

YALE HARVARD UCLA UNLV

Christopher Durang earned his M.F.A. in Playwriting from the Yale School of Drama. He also has a B.A. from Harvard College.

3) What was Christopher Durang's first professionally produced play?

TITANIC THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE UNIVERSE THE IDIOTS KARAMAZOV MRS. BOB CRATCHIT'S WILD CHRISTMAS BINGE

Christopher Durang's first professionally produced play was The Idiots Karamazov which he co-authored with Albert Innaurato. The play premiered at the Yale Repertory Theatre on October 31, 1974, featuring Meryl Streep as the 80-year-old "translatrix" Constance Garnett. Durang also acted in the production, appearing as Alyosha, the monk.

4) Which of Christopher Durang's plays features a character named George Spelvin?

SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU THE ACTOR'S NIGHTMARE TITANIC BABY WITH THE BATHWATER

The Actor's Nightmare, by Christopher Durang, details the plight of George Spelvin, an unlucky accountant who is suddenly thrust on stage to replace an ailing actor, with no knowledge of the lines, the plot, or even what play he's supposed to be performing!

5) Who co-wrote Das Lusitania Songspiel with Christopher Durang?

DAVID MAMET NATHAN LANE SIGOURNEY WEAVER BETH HENLEY

Christopher Durang co-wrote and performed Das Lusitania Songspiel with Sigourney Weaver -- both were nominated for Drama Desk awards for Best Performer in a Musical.

6) What famous actor earned his Equity card in the 1982 Broadway production of Christopher Durang's Beyond Therapy?

JOHN LITHGOW DAVID HYDE PIERCE SEAN HAYES GARY OLDMAN

David Hyde Pierce (then billed as David Pierce) earned his Equity card in the 1982 Broadway production of Christopher Durang's Beyond Therapy, playing the funny supporting role of Andrew the waiter.

7) Christopher Durang was a regular on what short-lived TV sitcom?

TEACHERS ONLY NEARLY DEPARTED KRISTIN ROXIE

In 2001, Christopher Durang was cast as the Reverend Thornhill, a regular on Kristin, a TV sitcom starring Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth as a small-town girl who leaves her sheltered life in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, to pursue her dream of becoming a Broadway star. The series premiered on NBC on June 5, 2001. Unfortunately, it was canceled in July of that same year.

8) In 1994, Christopher Durang was named co-chair of the Playwriting Program at what school?

HARVARD YALE JUILLIARD COLUMBIA

In 1994, Christopher Durang was named co-chair (along with Marsha Norman) of the Playwriting Program at Juilliard, one of the most prestigious theatre schools in the United States.

9) Which of the following plays has NOT earned Christopher Durang an Obie Award for Playwriting?

SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU THE MARRIAGE OF BETTE AND BOO THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE UNIVERSE BETTY'S SUMMER VACATION

Christopher Durang has earned "Playwriting" Obie Awards for Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You (1980), The Marriage of Bette and Boo (1985), and Betty's Summer Vacation (1999) -- but not for The Nature and Purpose of the Universe. He also shared an "Acting Ensemble" Obie Award for The Marriage of Bette and Boo.

10) What critic once wrote that Christopher Durang's style "has the wiggishness of four Marxes and the malice of a Jonathan Swift"?

BROOKS ATKINSON MEL GUSSOW WALTER KERR GEORGE JEAN NATHAN

New York Times theater critic Mel Gussow once wrote that Christopher Durang's style "has the wiggishness of four Marxes and the malice of a Jonathan Swift."