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.
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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