Round 4: Tossup 6

In a play by this author, “The Boy” is a topic of conversation between three women aged 92, 52, and 26, who are named A, B, and C, respectively. In a play by this author, a man throws snapdragons at his wife while shouting “Here we go round the mulberry bush!” A couple’s conversation on a beach is interrupted by Leslie and Sarah, who turn out to be lizards, in this author’s play Seascape. (10[1])One character created by this author later announces his son has died after swerving to avoid a porcupine. In a play by this author, Nick and Honey play the game “Get the Guests” while at a party hosted by George and Martha. For 10 points, name this playwright of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: Edward Albee [or Edward Franklin Albee III] (The play in the first line is Three Tall Women.)
<Edinburgh A, American Literature> | Packet D
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Buzzes


Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Northern CaliforniaMain4100%0%70.50
Southern CaliforniaMain6100%0%83.00
Eastern Canada (1)Main5100%0%90.40
FloridaMain367%0%100.50
Great LakesMain10100%0%56.70
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain9100%22%86.22
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain956%22%111.80
NorthMain4100%0%74.00
NortheastMain12100%8%90.08
PacificMain8100%0%90.50
South CentralMain475%0%61.67
SoutheastMain1080%20%59.63
Upstate NYMain560%0%93.67