Topdog/Underdog

by Suzan-Lori Parks, produced at Sycamore Rouge in February/March 2012
Karim Badwan, Lighting Design; kb saine, Scenic Design; Margarette Joyner, Costume Design; Philip Milone, Technical Director

Ronnie Brown as Booth; Delvin Young as Lincoln

video clips:
"boosted": http://youtu.be/anqLwqw5F-w
"budget":  http://youtu.be/vN0MKxN8jyo

CRITICAL RESPONSES:
 

"Dog Eat Dog," Style Weekly

"Director kb saine has smoothed out some of the awkward edges of Suzan-Lori Parks' celebrated but thorny script. She's also cast two of the area's most charismatic actors to portray brothers whose lives are a jumble of hustling, heartache and betrayal. ... With its slow-building intensity and devastating crescendo, "Topdog" shows Sycamore Rouge at the top of its game."

(review is no longer available online)

"Sycamore Rouge Play Deals With Life," Petersburg Progress-Index

"Artistic director kb saine is to be commended for expertly directing and taking on such a difficult task, capturing these complex and conflicted brothers and bringing them to life."

http://progress-index.com/lifestyles/sycamore-rouge-play-deals-with-life-1.1279388

"Topdog/Underdog at Sycamore Rouge", Mondo Johnny

"Director kb saine has the advantage of a superior cast and a perfect environment in which to stage her production."

http://mondojohnny.blogspot.com/2012/03/topdogunderdog-at-sycamore-rouge.html

"Topdog/Underdog: An American Cain and Abel Story", Urban Views Weekly

http://urbanviewsweekly.com/2012/02/22/topdogunderdog-an-american-cain-and-abel-story/