Round 5: Tossup 19

A Steppenwolf Theater revival of this play gave John Malkovich his breakout role as a character (10[1])who complains about eating off plates decorated with (10[1])the shape of Idaho. The slow death of the houseplants that litter the set of this play (-5[1])is only noticed in the (-5[1])last scene by a woman who returns early from a trip to Alaska in hopes of meeting Pablo Picasso at a local art gallery. In this play, a man dictates a scenario in which two enemies pulling horse trailers simultaneously run out of gas. In this play, one of the leads accumulates a pile of stolen toasters (10[1])while the other (-5[1])smashes a typewriter with golf clubs (-5[1])gifted by the producer Saul (10[1])Kimmer. (10[1])At the climax of this play, a screenwriter attempts (10[1])to strangle his brother with a telephone cord. For 10 points, name this Sam Shepard play in which Austin and Lee try to write a “real (10[1])Western.” ■END■ (10[6]0[9])

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