title: If It Was Easy
Douglas Fairbanks Presents
Paul Rudd
Nick Thurston
The House Theatre of Chicago
Robin Hood (1922 film)
Bash: Latter-Day Plays
Bound in Morocco
The Toilers (1928 film)
Omar Sangare
sentences: If It Was Easy is a play written by Stewart F. Lane and Ward Morehouse III.
 It was nominated for an American Theatre Critics Association’s Best New Play Award in 2000.
 The play ran off-broadway at The Douglas Fairbanks Theater in New York City.
 The play is a greatly exaggerated version of a real life article on the front page of the "New York Post" involving Stewart F. Lane and Ward Morehouse III after the death of Frank Sinatra.
Douglas Fairbanks Presents, also known as Rheingold Theater, is a 1950s syndicated half-hour anthology series hosted by and occasionally starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. The show was produced by Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
 Productions for NBC and was filmed at the British National Studios, Elstree, England.
Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer.
 He studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the British American Drama Academy, before making his acting debut in 1992 with NBC's drama series "Sisters".
 He is known for his starring roles in the film "The Cider House Rules" (1999), "" (1995), and the comedy films "Clueless" (1995), "Wet Hot American Summer" (2001), "" (2004), "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" (2005), "Knocked Up" (2007), "Role Models" (2008), "I Love You, Man" (2009), "Dinner for Schmucks" (2010), "Our Idiot Brother" (2011), "Wanderlust" (2012), "This Is 40" (2012), and "" (2013), and for playing the superhero Ant-Man in Marvel Studios' "Ant-Man" (2015) and "" (2016).
Nick Thurston (born December 7, 1987) is an American actor, born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area of California.
 A college graduate, Thurston attended several schools, including the American Conservatory Theatre, as well as the British American Drama Academy located in London.
 Thurston finally graduated with a Bachelor's degree in acting from the University of Southern California.
 Since graduating, Thurston has become an active member in the acting community, starring in several films including Reviving Ophelia, White Irish Drinkers, Not for Human Consumption, and a notable appearance as Blue Eyes, who is considered to be the secondary ape protagonist in "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes."
 Nick has also acted on the set of several TV shows including "Ghost Whisperer," "Cold Case," and "The Truth Below" on well-known TV broadcasting stations including CBS and MTV.
 Thurston has also appeared in "The Lake," an online TV series created by Warner Bros.
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The House Theatre of Chicago is a non-profit, ensemble theatre company in Chicago, IL.
 The House was founded in 2001 by a group of friends from the British American Drama Academy and Southern Methodist University with the mission of exploring the ideas of Community and Storytelling in order to create a unique theatrical experience for audience members.
 Since becoming eligible in 2004, The House has been nominated for more than 40 Joseph Jefferson Awards.
 In 2007, The House became the first recipient of Broadway in Chicago's Emerging Theater Award.
 Performances currently take place at the Chopin Theatre in Wicker Park.
Robin Hood, starring Douglas Fairbanks and Wallace Beery, is the first motion picture ever to have a Hollywood premiere, held at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre on October 18, 1922.
 The movie's full title, under which it was copyrighted, is Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood.
 It was one of the most expensive films of the 1920s, with a budget estimated at approximately one million dollars.
 The film was a smash hit and generally received favorable reviews.
bash: latterday plays is a collection of three dark one-act plays written by Neil LaBute.
 Each play is an exploration of the complexities of evil in everyday life, and two of the works, "iphigenia in orem" and "medea redux" have direct Greek influence, specifically that of Euripides.
 In production, these three short mono-duet dramas are sometimes presented in varying orders and sometimes omitting one or two of the works.
 In publication, however, the plays are presented in the following order: "iphigenia in orem" followed by "a gaggle of saints" and concluding with "medea redux".
 The plays premiered at the Douglas Fairbanks Theater in New York City on June 24, 1999 and featured performances by Ron Eldard, Calista Flockhart and Paul Rudd.
 They were later shown on cable television.
 The play was later produced in 2003 by barebones productions in a production directed by Jeff Cordell.
Bound in Morocco is a 1918 American silent action comedy romance film starring Douglas Fairbanks.
 Fairbanks produced and wrote the film's story and screenplay (under the pseudonym Elton Thomas), and Allan Dwan directed.
 The film was produced by Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corporation and distributed by Famous Players-Lasky/Artcraft Pictures.
The Toilers is a 1928 American drama film starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Jobyna Ralston and directed by Reginald Barker.
 Fairbanks plays one of the toilers (coal miners), while Ralston plays his sweetheart.
 It is a silent film with synchronized music and special effects.
Omar Sangare is a Polish actor and director, who graduated from The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw, where he studied with the Oscar-winning director Andrzej Wajda.
 In 1994 he was awarded a scholarship to The British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England.
 While there he worked with Derek Jacobi, Alan Rickman, Michael Kahn, and Jeremy Irons.
 In 2006, Sangare received his Ph.D. from the Theater Academy in Warsaw.
 Sangare taught at UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, Wesleyan University, and Westmont College.
 Currently, he teaches in the Department of Theatre at Williams College.
 In 2007, he became founder and artistic director of the Dialogue ONE, International Festival for solo performances at WilliamsTheatre.

Question: Question: Bash: Latter-Day Plays premiered at the Douglas Fairbanks Theater in 1999, and featured a performance by what actor who studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the British American Drama Academy? 

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 If It Was Easy is a play written by Stewart F. Lane and Ward Morehouse III.
 It was nominated for an American Theatre Critics Association’s Best New Play Award in 2000.
 The play ran off-broadway at The Douglas Fairbanks Theater in New York City.
 The play is a greatly exaggerated version of a real life article on the front page of the "New York Post" involving Stewart F. Lane and Ward Morehouse III after the death of Frank Sinatra. 

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 Douglas Fairbanks Presents, also known as Rheingold Theater, is a 1950s syndicated half-hour anthology series hosted by and occasionally starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. The show was produced by Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
 Productions for NBC and was filmed at the British National Studios, Elstree, England. 

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 Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer.
 He studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the British American Drama Academy, before making his acting debut in 1992 with NBC's drama series "Sisters".
 He is known for his starring roles in the film "The Cider House Rules" (1999), "" (1995), and the comedy films "Clueless" (1995), "Wet Hot American Summer" (2001), "" (2004), "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" (2005), "Knocked Up" (2007), "Role Models" (2008), "I Love You, Man" (2009), "Dinner for Schmucks" (2010), "Our Idiot Brother" (2011), "Wanderlust" (2012), "This Is 40" (2012), and "" (2013), and for playing the superhero Ant-Man in Marvel Studios' "Ant-Man" (2015) and "" (2016). 

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 Robin Hood, starring Douglas Fairbanks and Wallace Beery, is the first motion picture ever to have a Hollywood premiere, held at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre on October 18, 1922.
 The movie's full title, under which it was copyrighted, is Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood.
 It was one of the most expensive films of the 1920s, with a budget estimated at approximately one million dollars.
 The film was a smash hit and generally received favorable reviews. 

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 bash: latterday plays is a collection of three dark one-act plays written by Neil LaBute.
 Each play is an exploration of the complexities of evil in everyday life, and two of the works, "iphigenia in orem" and "medea redux" have direct Greek influence, specifically that of Euripides.
 In production, these three short mono-duet dramas are sometimes presented in varying orders and sometimes omitting one or two of the works.
 In publication, however, the plays are presented in the following order: "iphigenia in orem" followed by "a gaggle of saints" and concluding with "medea redux".
 The plays premiered at the Douglas Fairbanks Theater in New York City on June 24, 1999 and featured performances by Ron Eldard, Calista Flockhart and Paul Rudd.
 They were later shown on cable television.
 The play was later produced in 2003 by barebones productions in a production directed by Jeff Cordell. 

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 Bound in Morocco is a 1918 American silent action comedy romance film starring Douglas Fairbanks.
 Fairbanks produced and wrote the film's story and screenplay (under the pseudonym Elton Thomas), and Allan Dwan directed.
 The film was produced by Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corporation and distributed by Famous Players-Lasky/Artcraft Pictures. 

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 The Toilers is a 1928 American drama film starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Jobyna Ralston and directed by Reginald Barker.
 Fairbanks plays one of the toilers (coal miners), while Ralston plays his sweetheart.
 It is a silent film with synchronized music and special effects. 

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 Omar Sangare is a Polish actor and director, who graduated from The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw, where he studied with the Oscar-winning director Andrzej Wajda.
 In 1994 he was awarded a scholarship to The British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England.
 While there he worked with Derek Jacobi, Alan Rickman, Michael Kahn, and Jeremy Irons.
 In 2006, Sangare received his Ph.D. from the Theater Academy in Warsaw.
 Sangare taught at UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, Wesleyan University, and Westmont College.
 Currently, he teaches in the Department of Theatre at Williams College.
 In 2007, he became founder and artistic director of the Dialogue ONE, International Festival for solo performances at WilliamsTheatre. 

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Answer: Paul Stephen Rudd