Booth shoplifts, cons Lincoln out of his paycheck, acts as a card shark, and sweet talks the women on his block. Lincoln works at an arcade dressed as Abe Lincoln all the while inquiring into other and better legitimate means of employment. Lincoln and Booth, despite being given their names as a joke, do their best to live up to their namesakes. This continues to be a hot button issue and one which Parks so eloquently addresses on stage. They are caught in a cycle of poverty and scrape to get by, either in legal or illegal jobs. Parks depicts two African American brothers named Lincoln and Booth, their names given to them by their father when he was drunk as a joke. Here is what I have gleaned from the script: The acting most likely would have earned this another half star at least. I am sure the acting on stage starring Don Cheadle and Jeremy Wright was even better than the script, which I rated 3.5 stars. In what will be an abbreviated review during this holiday week, I thought that Parks was gutsy in her writing, which ended up earning her accolades. The latest entry in my personal Pulitzer challenge is Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks, the 2002 winner for drama.
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