Tossup
The oppressive heat of the setting of this play is mentioned in a scene where a character angrily discards a fan with red and green flowers. While holding a lamb like a baby, a senile character in this play declares her intent to get married by the seashore. A character in this play claims to be playing a joke when a photograph of a man is found hidden in her bed. This play’s second act concludes as a woman is beaten to death offstage for killing the baby she conceived out of wedlock. The male suitor Pepe el Romano never appears onstage in this play, whose cast only has female characters. This play ends with the title character demanding silence after learning that Adela has hanged herself. For 10 points, the title matriarch oppresses her daughters in what play by Federico García Lorca? ■END■
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 100% | 33% | 100.67 |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 50% | 50% | 143.00 |
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | 4 | 50% | 50% | 90.00 |
| North | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 33% | 67% | 100.00 |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 60% | 20% | 93.67 |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 100% | 0% | 122.00 |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 100% | 0% | 70.50 |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 4 | 100% | 0% | 116.00 |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | 10 | 80% | 30% | 121.25 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 8 | 50% | 25% | 98.25 |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 0% | 50% |