TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: BABY BOOMER MEMORIES 
Clue: The John Birch Society coined the term comsymp, short for this

SOLUTION: communist sympathizer

PROBLEM: Category: NAME THE PLAYWRIGHT 
Clue: "The Sisters Rosensweig"

SOLUTION: wendy wasserstein

PROBLEM: Category: THE THEATAH 
Clue: Jack Absolute & Bob Acres, both vying for Lydia Languish's hand, are the title characters of this Sheridan play

SOLUTION:
the rivals