Topdog/Underdog
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Topdog/Underdog is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Suzan-Lori Parks that explores the volatile relationship between two African American brothers struggling with identity, history, and survival.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Topdog/Underdog canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Suzan-Lori Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play
NERFINISHED
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Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castSize | two-hander ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| ethnicFocus | African American men ⓘ |
| features |
card hustling
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three-card monte ⓘ |
| firstBroadwayTheatre | Ambassador Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionLocation | The Public Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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tragicomedy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
economic precarity
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fate and chance ⓘ identity ⓘ performance and role-playing ⓘ sibling rivalry ⓘ the American Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ the legacy of slavery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Booth
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Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableActor |
Corey Hawkins
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Jeffrey Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Mos Def NERFINISHED ⓘ Yahya Abdul-Mateen II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDirector | George C. Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRevivalLocation | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCharacters | 2 ⓘ |
| premiereType | Off-Broadway premiere ⓘ |
| publisher | Theatre Communications Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
a single-room apartment
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urban United States ⓘ |
| structure | two-act play ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
African American identity
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brotherhood ⓘ family dynamics ⓘ history ⓘ masculinity ⓘ poverty ⓘ race in the United States ⓘ survival ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
| writer | Suzan-Lori Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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