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Event:
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Prizewinning Dark Comedy ‘Topdog/Underdog Opens Albion College Theatre
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Date:
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Saturday, September 29th, 2018
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Time:
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8:00 PM
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Organization:
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Albion College |
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Location:
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Herrick Auditorium / Black Box
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Cost:
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$5
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Contact:
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Albion College Theatre Department
Phone: 517/629-0344
Click Here to Email
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Description:
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The relationship minefield
between
siblings, as
well as
African-
Americans and white
society, are central
to
the
prizewinning
“Topdog/Underdog,”
first
in
Albion
College’s
2018-19
theatre season.
he
play runs
September
21–22
and 26–29 at
8
p.m. each night, with an
additional 2
p.m.
matinee on
September
22
and
on Sunday,
September
23.
“Topdog/Underdog”
is
a
darkly comic fable
of
brotherly
love,
family
identity, and
the
black
experience
in
America.
Lincoln
and
Booth are two
brothers
whose names
were
given
to
them
as a joke,
foretelling a lifetime
of
sibling
rivalry
and
resentment. The
play
opened
off-
Broadway in
2001 and
won
both a
Pulitzer
Prize and
the
Outer
Critics Circle
Award
before
embarking
on a
successful Broadway
run.
“Topdog/Underdog”
contains
strong
language
and may not
be suitable
for
all
audiences.
Tickets
are $5
general
admission. For more
information, contact
the
Albion
College
Theatre
Department
at
517/629-
0344
or
theatre@albion.edu.
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Categories:
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Theatre/Performances
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