Question

A play set in this state depicts a reading of a symbolist drama set after the destruction of the earth about Nina, a single molecule. A lesbian woman (-5[1])and her adopted sister who live in this state visit their sister in the Anton Chekhov-inspired play (15[1])Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. (-5[1])In a play (-5[1])set in this state depicts a “rustle of wind across two continents” as a woman sings, (15[1]-5[1])“I want you to help me.” Youngblood buys a house for Rena (15[1])in a play set in this state that centers on (*) taxi drivers who work for (10[1])Jim Becker. (10[2]-5[1])A war veteran in this state fails to (10[1])blow a trumpet (10[3]-5[1])at the end (10[2]-5[1])of (10[1])a play (10[4])in which (10[1]-5[1])Rose raises (10[3])Raynell. (10[1])In this state, a garbage collector prevents his son Cory (10[2])from pursuing (10[1])his football (10[1])dreams. (10[1])For 10 points, name this state, the setting of Jitney and Fences from August Wilson's (10[1])Pittsburgh Cycle. ■END■ (10[5])

ANSWER: Pennsylvania (the first play is Jitney)
<Noah Sheidlower, American Literature>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y3100%0%33%122.33
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y2100%0%0%111.50
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y4100%25%25%127.00
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y5100%0%20%114.80
2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y2100%50%50%80.00
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y3100%0%33%129.33
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y4100%0%25%118.75
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y8100%13%13%119.88
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y2100%0%50%132.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BBerkeley C27-5
Eve FleisigBerkeley AStanford4415
Sinecio MoralesJHU APrinceton51-5
Jisoo YooTexas AHouston54-5
Arjun KalaIllinois BIllinois A7015
Joel MilesMinnesotaNorthwestern A70-5
William OrrYale AMIT8215
Jonathan ShaufUNC CUNC B9710
Rohan Navaneetha RajOhio State COhio State B99-5
Seraphina CharlotteSee itThe Crying of Team 499910
Ben Russel JonesFour Times I Have Despised My SoulLimp Chriskit9910
Thomas TibbettsUCFUF A10710
Ariel FaederPittsburghMichigan A11010
Charles HangWUSTLChicago A11010
Owen GilroyTexas BTAMU11010
Trevor DarrDuke AUNC A110-5
Stephen HeritageNotre Dame BIndiana A11310
Ryan HappelSIUEIndiana B11310
Kayla DrajpuchBrandeisYale B113-5
Cooper RohColumbiaNYU A11410
Shahar SchwartzBerkeley CBerkeley B11610
David NeimanCarnegie MellonMichigan B11610
Leo LawUF BUF C11610
Noah ChinVirginia Tech ARIT A11610
Jacob GoodsonOhio State AMichigan State11810
Frances HadleyGressenheller A3HK1MM118-5
Zaid AsifNYU BMaryland12010
Omer KeskinSay itOxford School for Quizness12010
Albery NyangLSESorted12010
Joy AnHarvard AHarvard B12110
Aditya PatnaikOhio State BOhio State C13110
Sharath NarayanNorthwestern AMinnesota13110
David MathewPurdueNotre Dame A13310
Coby TranChicago BNorthwestern B13510
Enoch Yuen3HK1MMGressenheller A13610
Dylan TanouyeTuftsBU15110
Ben KoberleinNotre Dame CIllinois C15410
Kevin ZhengYale BBrandeis15410
Lucas ShedlockPrincetonJHU A15410
William GoldenHoustonTexas A15410
Vincent DuUNC ADuke A15410