Award-Winning Play “Topdog/Underdog”

Norfolk State University Theatre Company presents the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play Topdog/Underdog, June 19-29, at the 2025 Norfolk Theatre Festival. This fable of brotherly love tells the story of Lincoln and Booth, two brothers whose names were given to them as a joke, foretelling a lifetime of sibling rivalry and resentment. Haunted by the past, the brothers are forced to confront the shattering reality of their future. Don’t miss what Variety calls “utterly mesmerizing” and The New York Times calls, “vibrant comic drama” in this revival production by the award winning, nationally recognized NSU Theatre Company.

*Topdog/Underdog contains a simulated gunshot, very strong adult language, depictions of violence, sexual references, partial nudity, and mature theme

DETAILS