Topdog/Underdog
presented by 5th Wall Playhouse
November 14-23, 2025
By Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Richard Powers-Hardt & Felicia Penza

The Peoria Center for the Performing Arts
10580 N 83rd Dr, Peoria, AZ 85345

Event Cost/Ticket Price:
Student/Senior $29, Adult $34

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Topdog/Underdog is a riveting exploration of brotherhood, survival, and identity. Lincoln and Booth—brothers abandoned by their parents—navigate the fragile line between love and resentment in a claustrophobic one-room existence. Lincoln, once a master of three-card monte, now impersonates Abraham Lincoln at an arcade for a paycheck, while Booth plots to master the con and reclaim power. As old wounds resurface and long-buried secrets unravel, the play builds to a jaw-dropping climax. Suzan-Lori Parks weaves lyrical dialogue, dark comedy, and blistering emotional truth in this searing portrait of family and fate. Topdog/Underdog is a haunting showdown about who wins, who loses, and what it costs to play the game. Produced in collaboration with Concord Theatricals

Please note: There are no aisle seats on the sides of this theater