From The Public's Writer in Residence Suzan-Lori Parks, TOPDOG | UNDERDOG is a darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity that tells the story of two brothers, Lincoln (Corey Hawkins) and Booth (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game, three-card monte, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. Directed by Public Theater Board Member Kenny Leon, you won't want to miss this Public Theater originated play.

Stay after the performance for a special talkback featuring playwright Suzan-Lori Parks and Director Kenny Leon, moderated by The Public's Associate Artistic Director and Director of Public Theater Productions, Mandy Hackett.