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Topdog/Underdog

Suzan Lori-Pars' recent Puklitzer winning play Topdog.Underdog is the story of two brothers named by their father as a twisted joke, Booth and Lincoln. Booth and Lincoln live in an apartment together which technically belongs to Booth while Lincoln pays the rent. Lincoln is living in this situation because his wife kicked him out, leaving him with no on to turn to but his brother. Lincoln works at an arcade as a Lincoln impersonator where each day, dressed in the traditional garb with layers of white make-up, he is killed by arcade goers. Booth, however, is without steady employmen...

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