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 (15[1])of a government death squad. (15[1]-5[1])This country's government drops a nuclear bomb on Jesus (15[1])in a satire whose leaders are resurrected after Lord Morena arrives. Woza (-5[1])Albert! is a play from this country, the setting of a play in which the title character (*) hides at Buntu's house and arrives at Styles' studio pretending to be Robert Zwelinzima. (10[1])In this country, the Serpent Players starred playwrights (10[1])John Kani and Winston Ntshona in plays including Sizwe Banzi 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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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Caleb KendrickUMD AUMD B3915
Moses KitakuleColumbia ASwarthmore44-5
Nathan ZhangCornell BJHU A4415
Danny PeelenPIttNYU5315
Raymond WangCornell AJHU B65-5
Aiden DartleyRutgersJohn Jay A9610
Jason QinColumbia BRIT10410
Aneesh SwaminathanJHU BCornell A14710

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2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y786%43%29%80.50
2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y367%33%33%75.00
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y5100%100%20%57.80
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y4100%50%0%73.75
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y1100%0%100%144.00
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y3100%0%0%100.67
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y2100%0%50%130.50