Flux Theatre Ensemble

Thanks to everyone who answered our Family Feud survey. The event was a huge success and everyone had a great time. We've had some requests to post the questions and answers that were used. One of the highlights of the night was when the panelists (all theatre people) were presented with the question "What’s a reason someone might go to see a play?" The only answers they could think of that night were "a friend is in it", "comps", "a good review" and "a celebrity is in it". The #2 answer was "Entertainment" but not one person on the panel even considered this. Hm...what does this say about us?

Anyway, here are the questions and answers that were used. Enjoy!

Name the most important American playwright of all time.
1. Tennessee Williams – 36
2. Arthur Miller – 23
3. Eugene O’Neill – 22
4. Edward Albee – 7
5. Tony Kushner – 6
6. August Schulenburg – 6

Interesting answers that didn't make the cut, but worthy enough to mention: Shakespeare (2), Oscar Wilde, Tyler Perry, Sophocles

Name something actors do to prepare before a performance.
1. Vocal Warmup – 46
2. Stretch – 10
3. Breath – 8
4. Learn Lines – 7
5. Drink – 6
6. Rest – 5
7. Bathroom – 5
8. Yoga – 4
9. Smoke – 3
10. Exercise – 3
11. Hair/Makeup – 3

Worthy enough to mention: ritual sacrifice, make out, sex


What’s something annoying an audience member might do doing a performance?
1. Talk – 24
2. Text – 23
3. Answer Cell – 19
4. Cell Ringing – 18
5. Candy Wrappers – 16

Worthy enough to mention: audibly say they can see your underwear when you are doing a direct address monologue
vomit on the person in front of them and then talk about it,
hide their dog in their purse and have it bark during the show

What’s a reason someone might go to see a play?
1. Friend is involved – 53
2. Entertainment – 11
3. A Date – 9
4. Positive Review – 7
5. Catharsis/To Be Moved – 5
6. Cultural Experience – 5
7. Escape – 4
8. To Look Smart – 3
9. Celebrity in the Cast – 3
Worthy enough to mention: because you’re bored (2), concessions, nudity (2)

Fast Money Round!

After NYC and Chicago, what’s the best theatre city in the United States?
1. Washington, DC – 20
2. San Francisco – 20
3. Minneapolis – 16
4. Seattle – 15
5. Boston – 11
6. Philadelphia – 10
7. Los Angeles – 8
Didn't make the cut: Montevideo Uruguay

What’s your favorite Flux production?
1. Lesser Seductions of History – 20
2. Angel Eaters Trilogy - 18
3. Pretty Theft – 15
4. Riding the Bull – 12
5. Jacob’s House – 8
6. Never seen one – 8
7. Can’t Decide – 5
8. Rue – 4
9. Other Bodies – 3
10. Life is a Dream – 2
11. Midsummer – 1
12. Cotton Wright – 1
13. Hearts Like Fists – 1
14. J.B. – 1
15. Flux Family Feud – 1

What was Shakespeare’s funniest play?
1. A Midsummer Night’s Dream – 21
2. Comedy of Errors – 19
3. Twelfth Night – 18
4. Much Ado About Nothing – 16
5. As You Like It – 9
6. Taming of the Shrew – 8
7. Titus Andronicus – 4
8. Love’s Labour’s Lost – 3
9. Merry Wives of Windsor – 2
Didn't make the cut: Car Wash III, the one with the mistaken identities

What signals the start of a play?
1. Lights Out – 74
2. Lights Up – 7
3. Curtain – 5
4. Stage Manager – 5
5. Silence – 3
6. Curtain Speech – 3
7. Flashing House Lights – 3

What’s the most important part of the curtain speech?
1. Turn Off Cell Phones – 49
2. The End/Brevity – 19
3. Thank You’s – 15
4. Ask For Money – 10
5. Fire Exits – 7
Didn't make the cut: Thank John Horgan –without him nothing else is possible, location of the bar