The Gift Theatre presents Topdog/Underdog at Filament Theatre

CHICAGO – The Gift Theatre, is proud to present Topdog/Underdog, written by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Shanésia Davis, September 12 – October 20, at Filament Theater, 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave. 

This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers, Lincoln and Booth, 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.

The schedule includes preview performances on Thursday, Sept. 12 – Saturday, Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 15 at 3 p.m. and Thursday, Sept. 19 – Saturday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m.  Opening night is Sunday, Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. The regular performance schedule is Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. There will be an audio described performance on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. and an understudy performance Saturday, Oct. 19 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at  TheGiftTheatre.org and start at $35 for general admission with $15 tickets for students and $20 for veterans. 

The cast of Topdog/Underdog includes Martel Manning* (he/him, Lincoln); Gregory Fenner* (he/him, Booth); Stewart Romero (pronouns, U/S Lincoln); and Jermaine Jenkins (pronouns, U/S Booth).

The production team includes Shanésia Davis (She/her, director). Full production team will be announced at a later date. 

*The Gift Theatre ensemble members