Packet A: Tossup 2

In a play by this author, a lonely woman gives a toy to a postman for his grandchild after telling him about her chiropractor husband’s alcoholism. (10[1])An aging schoolteacher created by this playwright begs her boyfriend to marry her after drunkenly ripping a man’s shirt. In that play (10[2]-5[1])by this author, Mrs. Potts urges (-5[1])“let her learn for herself” when her neighbor’s daughter leaves to follow a man on the train. The boarder Marie disrupts the lives of (10[1])Lola and Doc Delaney (-5[1])in a play by this (-5[1])author (-5[1])titled for a lost dog. (10[2]-5[1])In a play (10[1])by this author, (10[2])the singer Cherie and the cowboy Bo Decker (10[1]-5[1])are (10[1])among those snowed (10[1])in at a diner. (10[4]-5[3])The (10[1])drifter Hal (10[1]-5[2])seduces Madge (-5[1])at the title outdoor (0[1])event in a play by this (-5[1])“Playwright (10[1]-5[1])of the Midwest.” For 10 points, (-5[1])Come Back, Little Sheba is by what author of (10[1])Bus Stop (-5[3])and Picnic? (10[2]0[1])■END■ (10[13]0[45])

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