Question

An author originally from this place wrote a play while in jail about a prison culture that is unsettled by the arrival of a pedophile. An author from this place wrote a play whose title woman is told by her guardian angel about a war between the angels and God. A Philadelphian whose family is from this place is the subject of a trilogy that includes The Happiest Song Plays Last and a play in which he has PTSD-induced hallucinations while working at Subway. The authors of Short Eyes and Marisol were from this (*) island, and a playwright whose family is from this (10[1])island wrote Water by the Spoonful. (10[1])A playwright whose father (10[1])is from this island is the subject of a “Haunting” by Ishmael Reed, which critiques his play about a “bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman.” For 10 points, Lin-Manuel Miranda spent much of his youth on what island territory? ■END■

ANSWER: Puerto Rico [or PR; or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; prompt on the Caribbean with “what specific island?”; prompt on America or the United States of America or USA] (Short Eyes is by Miguel Piñero, Marisol is by José Rivera, and Water by the Spoonful is by Quiara Alegría Hudes.)
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Tracy MirkinRiley et al.World's Fair Wiggle Walk10210
King VidorHouston Junior CollegeTunks et al.10810
Milan FernandezCleo: 5/7 movieWilliams et al.11210

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