Our Mainstage Season

Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog is a searing exploration of brotherhood, survival, and the generational cycles of grief that shape Black men’s lives. ​Since its Broadway debut in 2002—where it won Suzan-Lori Parks the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, making her the first Black woman to receive the honor—the play has remained a landmark of American theatre. ​For director marcus d. harvey, this play is more than just a drama—it is “a love letter to the Black men of Trenton... to stand in solidarity with the Black men of Trenton and to say, ‘I see you. You are loved. Your story matters.’" ​Topdog/Underdog is a story of survival, of brotherhood, and of the unspoken grief that binds and shapes Black men’s lives. (Watch a discussion of the play.)