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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1559362014
ISBN-13
9781559362016
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1893217
Product Key Features
Book Title
Topdog/Underdog (TCG Edition)
Number of Pages
112 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
American / African American, American / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Genre
Drama, Social Science
Author
Suzan-Lori Parks
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
5.5 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
'Exhilarating, funny but also devastatingly sad, presenting a vivid microcosm of both family relationships and the black experience in America today'