New Revival of Suzan-Lori Parks' TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Hits NYC Tonight

Ugo Chukwu and Donaldo Prescod star as Lincoln and Booth, two presciently named, African American brothers, attempting to find their version of the American Dream in Suzan-Lori Parks' TOPDOG/UNDERDOG.

With few resources available, the brothers try to do right by each other and their values while weighing the cost of honest work with a life of card hustling.

Staged in Chinatown Soup's intimate performance space and reminiscent of a city apartment, this revival joins an important political conversation about the marginalization of minorities -- the production will open right after Election Day.

This revival is directed by Molly Marinik. Design team includes Daisy Long (lighting design), Sarafina Bush (costume design), Pei-Wen Haung-Shea (scenic design), and Eben Hoffer (sound design).

TOPDOG/UNDERDOG plays 8 performances from tonight, November 10, through November 19 at Chinatown Soup, 16B Orchard Street just north of Canal Street. Tickets are $18. For performance schedule and information visit www.tdud.nyc.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Ugo Chukwu (Lincoln) Recent credits include "Adventure Quest" by Richard Lovejoy at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Dutch Kills), "Minor Character: Six Translations of Uncle Vanya at the Same Time" with New Saloon and "pioneers!#goforth" by WilLiam Burke (JACK). Ugo has also appeared in numerous readings, workshops and productions with various companies including The Flea, Target Margin, The Brick, Ars Nova, New Dramatists, Clubbed Thumb, NYTW, EST, and more. Catch more info herewww.ugochukwuactor.com

Donaldo Prescod (Booth) Donaldo is an actor, writer, and filmmaker from Boston, Mass. As an actor Donaldo has appeared in: Angels in America, Lend Me a Tenor, The New York premiere of The Recommendation by Jonathan Caren, The Wundelsteipen by Nick Jones, True Bible Tales by Rob Asksins, Patrick's Story and The End: When God Gave Up by Golden Globe winner Kyle Bradstreet. He has written numerous plays for the late night episodic #serials@theflea including The 1's and 2's (now a full length which had its NY premiere at The Tank, and 2014 semifinalist for the Eugene O'Neill center's National Playwright Conference.). Up next is Black People Are Dangerous, a short film. For more info, and artwork go to: www.donaldoprescod.com.

MOLLY MARINIK (director) Molly is a director and dramaturg based in NYC. As a Resident Director at The Flea from 2013-2015 she worked with writers and artists including Thomas Bradshaw, Liz Swados, Erin Courtney, Jordan Seavey, Mariah MacCarthy, Hilary Bettis, and Caitlin Saylor Stephens, among others. Recent projects include "Bad Roommate" (workshop, New Georges), "She" (Atlantic Acting School); "Easy Alice" (Urban Stages), "MEAT or Thin Girls Stretching" (The Oneness Project), "The Party Play" (The Brick). Molly is a founding member of Beehive Dramaturgy Studio. MA Brooklyn College. More info at www.mollymarinik.com.

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