Bibliograph

Topdog/underdog, Suzan-Lori Parks

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Topdog/underdog, Suzan-Lori Parks

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Topdog/underdog

Medium

electronic resource

Responsibility statement

Suzan-Lori Parks

Summary

A darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity. 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. Haunted by the past, the brothers are forced to confront the reality of their future., 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. Suzan-Lori Parks is the author of numerous plays, including In the Blood and Venus . She is currently head of the A.S.K. Theater Projects Writing for Performance Program at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia

Target audience

specialized

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