There isn’t running water in the apartment, and symbols of poverty are everywhere. Drinking and womanizing led his wife, Cookie, to leave him, which is how we get Lincoln and Booth living together in Booth’s one-room apartment. Lincoln used to be the master of the street hustle 3-card monte, but when a member of his crew was murdered, he threw his gun in the river and swore off the cards. Lincoln is in his late 30s, and Booth is six years younger. Topdog/Underdog is about two black brothers, but isn’t a play about race. Rehearsals - regular, tech, and dress - have eaten up most of my emotional capacity, thus some silences here at Grab the Lapels. It’s been a roller coaster of emotions putting this show together, and each night we run it, things get more intense. As some of you know, starting in June I’ve been working at the South Bend Civic Theater as stage manager for this play, which opened August 10th. Topdog/Underdog is a play written by Suzan-Lori Parks that won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for drama.
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