Bonus
Answer the following about legendary acting teacher Lee Strasberg, for 10 points each.
[10e] Lee Strasberg pioneered this type of acting, in which actors draw upon “affective memories” to help them channel their character.
ANSWER: method acting [or the Method]
[10m] Strasberg’s Group Theatre produced many of this author’s plays, including Paradise Lost and Clash by Night. In another play by him, Joe Bonaparte gives up his dream of being a violinist and becomes a ferocious boxer instead.
ANSWER: Clifford Odets (The latter play is Golden Boy.)
[10h] This member of the Group Theatre broke away from Method acting to found his namesake technique, which focuses on “the reality of doing” and uses a strict “repetition exercise.” He taught at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre from 1935 to 1991.
ANSWER: Sanford Meisner
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Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago B | MIT | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Columbia A | Northwestern | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Columbia B | RIT | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Cornell A | Georgia Tech | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Florida | Penn State | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Georgia State | British Columbia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Illinois A | UC Berkeley A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Illinois B | Virginia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Iowa State | Minnesota | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Johns Hopkins | Harvard | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Michigan | Cornell B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| North Carolina A | Stanford | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| North Carolina B | Maryland | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Ohio State | Vanderbilt | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Ottawa | Arizona State | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Rutgers | Indiana | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Texas | Toronto C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Toronto B | Virginia Tech | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| UC Berkeley B | LSE | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| UCF | Winona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| WUSTL A | Chicago A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Waterloo A | Toronto A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Waterloo B | NYU | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Yale | WUSTL B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ACF Nationals | Yes | 24 | 14.17 | 92% | 50% | 0% |