Arts & Entertainment
Chicago Residents Star in The Gift Theatre’s “Topdog/Underdog”
Gregory Fenner andMartel Manning Take the Stage, Sept. 12 - Oct. 20 at the Filament Theatre
Chicago’s Gregory Fenner and Martel Manning star in The Gift Theatre’s production of Topdog/Underdog, written by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Shanésia Davis. Fenner and Manning play the roles of “Booth” and “Lincoln.”
This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers, Lincoln and Booth, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game, “three-card monte”, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history.
The regular performance schedule is Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. There will be an audio described performance on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. and an understudy performance Saturday, Oct. 19 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at TheGiftTheatre.org and start at $35 for general admission with $15 tickets for students and $20 for veterans.
