“Topdog/Underdog” is a 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.

"Topdog/Underdog" had its World Premiere at The Public in July 2001. It transferred to Broadway, where it opened at Ambassador in April 2002. It was directed by George C Wolfe and featured Jeffrey Wright & Mos Def.