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Topdog/Underdog

by Suzan-Lori Parks · 2001

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A darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity is Suzan-Lori Parks latest 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.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
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theatretheatreMore like thisLess of thisAfrican AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thiswomenwomenMore like thisLess of thisclassclassMore like thisLess of thisdiversitydiversityMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thiscollegecollegeMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 112 pages
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