Photo Flash: First Look at Avant Bard's TOPDOG/UNDERDOG

Avant Bard presents the acclaimed dark comedy TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks, starring Louis E. Davis and Jeremy Keith Hunterand directed by DeMone Seraphin. The pl­ay-a tensely funny and dead serious tragicomedy about two African American brothers grappling for destiny-won Parks the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for drama, and the New York Times named it the best American play of the last 25 years.

TOPDOG/UNDERDOG is a Cain-and-Abel fable for Black America about two brothers named Lincoln and Booth. They have depended on each other since their parents left, and until recently they counted on Lincoln's grifting to get by. Now Lincoln has gone straight, impersonating his namesake in a carnival where tourists pay to play assassin. When Booth resolves to become the greatest con man of all time, the brothers struggle over how best to play the tough hand America dealt them.

TOPDOG/UNDERDOG runs through March 14, 2019-Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 pm and Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm. Saturday matinees are followed by Unscripted Afterchats with members of the cast and creative team.

VENUE: Gunston Arts Center, Theatre Two
2700 South Lang Street, Arlington, VA 22206

There is ample free parking. For driving directions and easy public-transportation info click here.

Single tickets are $40. A limited allotment of Pay What You Will tickets will be available for every show and go on sale online beginning the Monday before. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling 703-418-4808.

Advisory: This show contains strong language, adult themes, and depictions of gun violence.

Running time: About two hours, plus a ten-minute intermission.

Photo Credit: DJ Corey Photography