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Topdog/Underdog
Playwright: Suzan-Lori Parks
Show Dates: 9/19/25-10/12/25
Fri & Sat - 8pm; Sun - 2pm
TICKETS www.spotlighters.org/TopDog
All Tickets: $24
Theatre Thursday Discount Tickets: $16 (Thur, Sept 25, 2025 - 8pm)
Director: Rain Pryor
Co-Producer: Endangered Species Theatre Project
Season Producer: Valerie Lash
THE STORY - Topdog/Underdog is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that explores the lives of two Black brothers, Lincoln and Booth, who navigate poverty and sibling rivalry. Abandoned as teenagers, the brothers rely on each other for survival. Lincoln, a former con artist, now impersonates Abraham Lincoln at an arcade, while Booth makes a living as a petty thief. The play delves into their troubled past and examines whether they can support each other to build a better future.
There is no official rating system for live theatre.
We encourage you to use your judgment based on your child's age and maturity level.
Playwright: Suzan-Lori Parks
Show Dates: 9/19/25-10/12/25
Fri & Sat - 8pm; Sun - 2pm
TICKETS www.spotlighters.org/TopDog
All Tickets: $24
Theatre Thursday Discount Tickets: $16 (Thur, Sept 25, 2025 - 8pm)
Director: Rain Pryor
Co-Producer: Endangered Species Theatre Project
Season Producer: Valerie Lash
THE STORY - Topdog/Underdog is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that explores the lives of two Black brothers, Lincoln and Booth, who navigate poverty and sibling rivalry. Abandoned as teenagers, the brothers rely on each other for survival. Lincoln, a former con artist, now impersonates Abraham Lincoln at an arcade, while Booth makes a living as a petty thief. The play delves into their troubled past and examines whether they can support each other to build a better future.
There is no official rating system for live theatre.
We encourage you to use your judgment based on your child's age and maturity level.
TOPDOG/underdog .... Scenes and Settings
Scenes/Settings: In Booth's apartment. A dilapidated building in NYC.
Act I
Scene 1- Thursday evening
Scene 2-Friday evening
Scene 3- Much later Friday evening
Scene 4-Saturday- Just before dawn
INTERMISSION (15 minutes, please enjoy your concessions in the lobby areas)
Act II
Scene 5- Several days have passed. It is Wednesday.
Scene 6- Thursday night
Run Time: 2 hrs, 40 mins, including Intermission (15 mins)
Scenes/Settings: In Booth's apartment. A dilapidated building in NYC.
Act I
Scene 1- Thursday evening
Scene 2-Friday evening
Scene 3- Much later Friday evening
Scene 4-Saturday- Just before dawn
INTERMISSION (15 minutes, please enjoy your concessions in the lobby areas)
Act II
Scene 5- Several days have passed. It is Wednesday.
Scene 6- Thursday night
Run Time: 2 hrs, 40 mins, including Intermission (15 mins)
Cast & Creative Team
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CAST (speaking order)
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CREATIVE TEAM
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SPECIAL THANKS
Endangered Species Partners: Christine Mosere, Dan Jacoby, Deanna Kinzie, and Kayla Swain
Endangered Species Partners: Christine Mosere, Dan Jacoby, Deanna Kinzie, and Kayla Swain
Cast & Creative Team Bios
Director’s Note . . . Rain Pryor
