Show:
Exposition & Rising Action
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Characters in Play
Sounds & Some Things:
Aural & Visual Elements
Nottage makes A say this to B.
100
In Scene One, Christian describes the imbalance in the world of the play with this one word.
What is chaos?
100
Salima shares this news with Sophie, afraid that Mama will turn her out if Mama finds out.
What is Salima's pregnant?
100
She is Fortune's daughter.
Who is Beatrice?
100
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the largest population to speak this language outside of its native country.
What is French?
100
"You were picking sweet tomatoes. That's all. You didn't do anything wrong."
What is Sophie to Salima?
200
This is Christian's relationship with Sophie.
What is her uncle?
200
This news causes Christian to choose whiskey over Fanta.
What is the death of the white pastor?
200
Mama has a sweet tooth for this kind of chocolate.
What is Belgian?
200
The first song in the play says, "Dance like it's the ending" of this.
What is "the war."
200
"…this country is picked clean, while men, poets like you,drink beer, eat nuts and look for someplace to disappear. And I am without mercy, is that what you're saying? Because I give them something other than a beggar's cup."
What is Mama to Christian?
300
Mama was willing to pay this price for Sophie's operation.
What is the raw diamond?
300
This news prompts Simon to urge Fortune to leave without Salima.
What is "the rebel militia are moving this way."
300
It is said of Salima: "She is for everyone, ____________ to be had before dinner."
What is soup?
300
Fortune brings this prop to Mama Nadi's.
What is the pot?
300
"You say that every time. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. We've been walking for months, and in every village there is a Salima. You are certain."
What is Simon to Fortune?
400
Fortune tells this to Osembenga, turing the action of the play towards a crisis.
What is "Jerome Kisembe was inside Mama Nadi's"?
400
These are Salima's last words.
What is, "You will not fight your battles on my body anymore"?
400
This onstage "character" likes to ask for a beer.
What is the parrot?
400
In one of Sophie's songs, this still cries out to be heard.
What is the bird?
400
"I might just have to take you home with me."
What is Mr. Harari to Josephine?
500
In this damnable age of the mobile phone it's become quite the precious ore.
What is coltan?
500
The news that Mama shares with Christian when he asks, "why not us?"
What is "I am ruined"?
500
She introduced Lynn to the art of storytelling.
Who is Waple Newton, or Lynn Nottage's grandmother?
500
The stage directions say that the stage is flooded with intense light and there is a white hot flash when this blows.
What is the generator?
500
"Am I ugly? Is that what you are trying to tell me."
What is Osembenga to Sophie?