Round 5: Tossup 10

A play by this author opens with the patriarch of a family inventing the alphabet and the wheel. (10[1])Cain is renamed Henry after killing Abel in a play by this author, in which the Antrobus (10[1])family survives (10[2])a great flood (10[1])and an ice age. In the “Daily Life” section of a play by this author, a choir sings “Blessed be the Tie that Binds” under the direction of the (10[1])alcoholic Simon Stimson. A character created by this playwright asks, “Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it?” (-5[1])This author of The Skin of Our Teeth (10[1])depicted Emily Webb reliving her 12th birthday (10[1])in a play where the Stage Manager narrates about life in (10[1])Grover’s Corners. For 10 points, name this playwright of Our Town. (10[1])■END■ (0[1])

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