Two of this play begins with a nice tablecloth covering a table made from a board perched on two milk crates, as one character gets stood up by his unseen girlfriend (*) Grace.
One character in this play describes how his "best customer" whispered in his ear "You're only yourself when no one's watching." Another character in this play gets a size 6 1/2 ring for his girlfriend's size 7 finger, because he wants it to be impossible for her to remove it once she accepts it. A repeated point of argument in this play is over two five-hundred dollar inheritances left when two parents abandoned their children. Act Two of this play begins with a nice tablecloth covering a table made from a board perched on two milk crates, as one character gets stood up by his unseen girlfriend (*) Grace. Like its author's earlier character of Foundling Father from The America Play, one protagonist in this play has the job of impersonating a president in whiteface at a carnival so that patrons can fake assassinating them. Its other protagonist wishes to learn how to deal three-card monte from his brother. For 10 points, name this play about Lincoln and Booth by Suzan-Lori Parks.
One character in this play describes how his "best customer" whispered in his ear "You're only yourself when no one's watching."
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