Articles Tagged With: Topdog/Underdog

Jossan Robinson (left) as Lincoln and Aaron Watkins (right) as Booth in Topdog/Underdog at Spotlighters Theatre📷 Matthew Christopher

Topdog/Underdog at Spotlighters Theatre

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Does the show stop when nobody’s watching? Or does the show go on? A curious question that slides into the vein of ‘are we only truly ourselves when nobody is watching?’ territory. And it’s one that is explored in Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog opening the 63rd season at The Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre. Directed by Rain Pryor, this lengthy narrative follows snippets of two brothers— Lincoln and Booth— from inside their apartment and the struggles that are day to day life for these two men.

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Yao Dogbe (left) as Booth and Ro Boddie (right) as Lincoln in Topdog/Underdog at Round House Theatre ???? Margot Schulman Photography

Topdog/Underdog at Round House Theatre

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author: Charles Boyington

Is Topdog/Underdog worth seeing at Round House Theatre? That is what you want to know, of course, and the answer is Yes. It is an excellent production of a difficult but truly remarkable script that at times will make you laugh and also, at times, render you incredibly uncomfortable. It is a play that general audiences should definitely see, not just because it is well produced, but because of its story.

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