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The Nāṭya Shāstra enumerates “natural qualities” of this role like memory, intelligence, and being “sweet-tongued.” For 10 points each:
[10m] What role inspired the vyāsa (“vee-YAH-suh”) in Ramlila? One of them converses with an actress following a benediction to a deity in the prologues of Sanskrit plays like Shakuntalā (“shuh-KOON-tuh-lah”), inspiring a “prelude” to Goethe’s Faust featuring one with a clown and poet.
ANSWER: stage manager [or sūtradhāra; or director or producer; prompt on manager or narrator; prompt on, but DO NOT REVEAL, puppetmaster or similar translations] (Faust opens with the “Prelude in the Theater.”)
[10e] The sūtra·dhāra may have originated with this form of theater, exemplified by Rajasthani (“RAH-juss-TAH-nee”) Kathputlī (“kutt-POOT-lee”). The Rāmāyana is often retold in wayang, a Javanese sort of this artform involving cast shadows.
ANSWER: puppetry [or puppet play; accept shadow puppetry] (Sūtra·dhāra means “string-holder.”)
[10h] After uniquely invoking the Buddha, this play’s stage manager consoles a crying actress. A semi-divine prince offers himself as sacrifice to Garuda to save the title creatures in this play by Harsha.
ANSWER: Nāgānanda (“nah-GAH-nun-duh”) [or The Joy of the Serpents or The Joy of the Snake-World]
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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Chicago ARutgers1010020ME
Chicago BMinnesota010010E
Columbia BMaryland010010E
Cornell ATexas10101030MEH
Cornell BUCF010010E
Georgia StateYale010010E
Georgia TechJohns Hopkins010010E
HarvardToronto B010010E
Illinois BRIT1010020ME
IndianaIllinois A010010E
Iowa StateVirginia Tech010010E
LSEBritish Columbia010010E
MichiganVirginia010010E
NYUFlorida10101030MEH
North Carolina AColumbia A010010E
North Carolina BOhio State010010E
StanfordToronto A10101030MEH
Toronto CMIT1010020ME
UC Berkeley BArizona State1010020ME
VanderbiltWinona State010010E
WUSTL ANorthwestern1010020ME
WUSTL BPenn State010010E
Waterloo AUC Berkeley A010010E
Waterloo BOttawa010010E

Summary

TournamentExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 ACF NationalsYes2414.58100%33%13%