Modern Classic!
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
by Suzan-Lori Parks
April 25 - May 11, 2025
Broadway Theatre Center | Studio Theatre
Directed by Gavin Dillon Lawrence
Featuring Dimonte Henning and Chiké Johnson
Designed and created by Maaz Ahmed, Em Allen, Peter Clare, Jazmin Aurora Medina, Lonnae Hickman, Lauren Marie Stoner, Dev Wiensch, and Emily Marie Wilke
Dimonte Henning*
Chiké Johnson*
2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
2023 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play
Are you chasing a dream or just caught in a long con?
In this Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece by “the most consistently inventive, and venturesome, American dramatist working today” (The New York Times), brothers Lincoln and Booth struggle for the upper hand as they grapple with unresolved inheritances and how to play the cards they’ve been dealt. At once a rollicking portrait of sibling rivalry, a probing exploration of the complexity of family, and a resonant allegory of American identity, this can’t miss production will have you howling with laughter one moment and on the edge of your seat the next.
“…an utterly mesmerizing evening of theater…” – Variety
“The issues are gripping, the characters are dynamite…a must-see play.” – Backstage
Run time: approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes with one intermission
KEY DATES + EVENTS
Here2Play: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Previews: Friday, April 25 at 7:30 pm
Opening: Saturday, April 26 at 8 pm
Pay What You Choose: Monday, April 28 at 7:30 pm, walk-up tickets available starting one hour before the show
Talkbacks: Thursdays, May 1 and May 8 following the 7:30 pm performances
SipStudio: Saturday, May 3, open to attendees of that day's matinee and evening performances
ASL-Interpretation: Friday, May 9 at 7:30 pm
Lincoln
Booth
Sound Designer
Scenic Designer
Lighting Designer
Properties Designer
Costume and Makeup Designer
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Wardrobe
Technical Director & Scenic Builder
Chiké Johnson
Dimonte Henning
Peter Clare
Em Allen
Maaz Ahmed
Lonnae Hickman
Jazmin Aurora Medina
Emily Marie Wilke*
Dev Wiensch
Lauren Marie Stoner
Adam Hastings
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Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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