In a play inspired by this author, Pentheus's head leaks blood, which is transformed into wine used for the title “Communion Rite.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this playwright who inspired Wole Soyinka's adaptation of The Bacchae, which is set amid civil unrest in Nigeria.
ANSWER: Euripides
[10h] This Ghanaian playwright, who pulled from Akan mythology for her play The Marriage of Anansewa, wrote the play Edufa based on Euripides' play Alcestis.
ANSWER: Efua Sutherland [or Efua Theodora Sutherland]
[10m] Femi Osofisan created the characters Anlugbua and Lawumi in a play set in the Owu Kingdom inspired by this Euripides play. In this play, Talthybius carries onto the stage the corpse of Astyanax.
ANSWER: The Trojan Women
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