Question

A character in this play tells her daughter that she’s “pretty enough for all normal purposes.” In this play, a woman laments that she never got to take a trip to Paris with her husband, who instead prefers to visit Civil War battlefields every two years. (10[1])Characters in this play put items like a copy of The New York Times, the Bible, and the US Constitution in a time capsule. In this play, three baseball players mock a character at a wedding held in a location where the milkman Howie Newsome (10[2])works. (10[1])Characters in this play frequently gossip about the alcoholic leader of (-5[1])the choir, (10[1])Simon Stimson. (10[2])In this play, Emily Webb revisits (10[1])her 12th birthday with help from the Stage Manager. For 10 points, name this play about the small New Hampshire town of Grover’s (10[1])Corners, written by Thornton Wilder. ■END■

ANSWER: Our Town
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ben SterlingYale APenn B4510
Eshan PantNYU AColumbia C9010
Aiden DartleyRutgers ANYU B9010
Lukas KoutsoukosYale BRowan A9110
Alex MoonPenn AHaverford102-5
William GrogerColumbia ARutgers B10410
Austin GuoPrinceton ABard A10610
Thomas DoyleVassarYale C10610
Nathan ZhangCornell CPrinceton B11210
Ethan FurmanHaverfordPenn A13510

Summary

2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y9100%0%11%97.67