Question

Two veterans survive by scavenging around a city park in a play from this country titled We Shall Sing for the Fatherland. The Handspring Puppet Company put on a play from this non-France country that casts Ubu as an agent of a government death squad. This country's government drops a nuclear bomb on Jesus in a satire whose leaders are resurrected after Lord Morena arrives. Woza Albert! is a play from this country, the setting (-5[1])of a play in which the title character (*) hides at Buntu's house and arrives at Styles' studio pretending to be Robert Zwelinzima. In this country, the Serpent Players starred playwrights John Kani and Winston Ntshona in plays including Sizwe Banzi (10[1])is Dead. Sam and Hally reminisce about kite flying in a play from, for 10 points, what country of Zakes Mda and the author of Master Harold… and the Boys, Athol Fugard. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: South Africa [or Republic of South Africa; the first play is by Zakes Mda]
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2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y786%43%29%80.50
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