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A 2023 Jeremy Tiang play chronicles the experience of this play’s non-Chinese-speaking author directing an all-Chinese production of it in Beijing with the help of Yīng Ruòchéng. This play’s opening directions unusually include three chairs rather than four and mention a man’s silver trophy on a shelf above the protagonist’s bed. It’s not Endgame, but this play’s author originally considered setting it inside an enormous skull. This play’s recurring (*) flute music features (-5[1])during a monologue in which a woman sobs, “We’re free, we’re free.” That scene, titled “Requiem,” ends this play (10[1])in which the protagonist’s son sees him cheating with The Woman at a hotel in Boston. (10[1])This play’s central family includes the diamond tycoon Ben and the ex-football star Biff. For 10 points, name this play about the Loman family by Arthur Miller. (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: Death of a Salesman (The Tiang play is Salesman之死.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Khushi UmarwadiaSouth Carolina AJames Madison A71-5
Alice ZhongNorth Carolina ASouth Carolina B9010
Benjamin McAvoy-BickfordNorth Carolina BDuke10610
Shannon DinnimanJames Madison ASouth Carolina A13310
Zach KiserJames Madison BNC State13310

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2023 ARCADIA at DukeEmory, Duke, YaleY4100%0%25%115.50
2023 ARCADIA at MarylandMaryland, OnlineY2100%0%0%71.50
2023 ARCADIA OnlineMaryland, OnlineY3100%33%0%84.67
2023 ARCADIA at Ohio StateOhio State, TexasY3100%33%0%98.33
2023 ARCADIA at TexasOhio State, TexasY3100%0%0%87.00