A character with this name says, “Jesus Christ was a big man. He was the Son of the Father. I too. I am the son of my father” in a play where he cuts the protagonist’s throat. For 10 points each:
[10h] Give this name of a character advised by the wise man Stool-Pigeon. An ex-con who is the second of this name titles a play where he sells stolen refrigerators to try to buy a video store.
ANSWER: King Hedley [or King Hedley; accept King Hedley II or King Hedley II]
[10m] King Hedley originally appeared in a play focusing on a man in this profession, Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton. In an earlier play, Levee and Slow Drag wait for a real-life woman in this profession named Ma Rainey.
ANSWER: musician [accept blues singer]
[10e] Seven Guitars and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom are part of this American author’s Pittsburgh Cycle.
ANSWER: August Wilson [or Frederick August Kittel, Jr.]
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