Topdog tells the story of two brothers: Lincoln (Mr. He's also had the wisdom to bring along his good luck charm, Jeffrey Wright, about whom more later. He also directs here, spectacularly so, bringing to mind the energy of his efforts in Angels in America, Part 1: Millenium Approaches and the keen nuance of his contribution to Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk. Parks's ongoing exposure is due to George Wolfe, who has now produced four of her plays and has slated a fifth, Fucking A, for this coming winter. It's early in the current season, but one can easily imagine Topdog as a contender for this year's honor.Ī significant portion of the credit for Ms. Last year, her play In the Blood (our review linked below) was nominated for the Pulitzer. In the intervening years, Parks has dabbled in other things (Spike Lee directed her screenplay Girl 6, and she's written other works for film and television), but she has continued to focus on her playwriting and, with Topdog/Underdog, has taken a giant step toward fulfilling the promise with which she was labeled. It's the kind of early recognition that becomes the undoing of many: some fade into oblivion, others go on to more lucrative undertakings than toiling in the fields of the theater. It was about a dozen years ago that The New York Times dubbed Suzan-Lori Parks "the year's most promising new playwright".
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