TOPDOG/UNDERDOG

By Suzan-Lori Parks, Directed by Aaron Brown
Associate Show Producer: The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts
February 14 - March 15, 2025 **Extended due to popular demand
Winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Winner of the 2023 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play

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.

“…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…” —The New York Times.

“The issues are gripping, the characters are dynamite…a must-see play.” —Backstage.

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Preview Performance ($15 tickets)
Thursday, February 13 @ 7:30PM
Opening Night
Friday, February 14 @ 7:30PM
Open Captioned Performance with Post-Show Actor Talkback
Sunday, February 23 @ 3:00PM
Pay-What-You-Will Night
Monday, March 10 @ 7:30PM
This production approximately lasts 2 hours and 30 minutes which includes a 15 minute intermission.
Link to digital show program here.
This production contains coarse language, mature themes, sexual references and a simulated gunshot.
SPECIAL NOTE: Please be aware this production contains the use of a theatrical firearm with blanks, and there will be a loud gunshot sound effect.
Volunteer at a performance to watch the show for free! Must arrive 45 minutes prior to show start time and assist with cleanup afterwards.
Learn more and sign up at 4thwalltheatreco.com/volunteer
PDF link. This learning packet was curated by Dr. Zach Dailey, Assistant Professor of Theatre History in the Drama Program at the University of Houston-Downtown.