“Top Dog/Underdog” – Nominated for Two St. Louis Theater Circle Awards
Playwright:Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by:Elizabeth Helman
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A darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity is Suzan-Lori Parks' riff on the way we are defined by history. The play tells the story of Lincoln and Booth, two brothers whose names were given to them as a joke, foretelling a lifetime of sibling rivalry and resentment. Haunted by the past, the brothers are forced to confront the shattering reality of their future.
Reviews
…an utterly mesmerizing evening of theater…the vitality, freshness and gritty lyricism of Parks' writing are unlike anything to be heard on a Broadway Stage…
Variety
…[a] vibrant comic drama of shifting identity and betrayal…from the ferociously talented author of In the Blood and The America Play…
NY Times
"…Its great strength is the complex relationship at its heart;.. this production and two fine actors come through…"
Judith Newmark, St. Louis-Post Dispatch
It’s a splendid production all around, one that will leave a viewer sobered to the grim reality of the people in our midst who scrape by on the fringes of society. 5 out of 5 stars!
