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. (15[1]-5[1])This country's government drops a nuclear bomb (15[1])on Jesus in a satire (15[1])whose leaders are resurrected after Lord Morena arrives. Woza Albert! (15[1])is a play from this country, (15[1])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. In this country, the Serpent Players starred playwrights 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■

ANSWER: South Africa [or Republic of South Africa; the first play is by Zakes Mda]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Conrad Freidson10 Negs that Shook the QuizEdinburgh44-5
Sam MooreFoucault's PenndulumTabearnacle4415
Ben Russell JonesFour Neg OmeletteYes, Moderator5115
Omer KeskinBetrayed by Rita IzzatdustBroken Hearts5615
Parth JagtapEdinburgh10 Negs that Shook the Quiz6615
Paul SteeplesOld London TownScottish, Irish, Both or Neither7215

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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