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Brandon J. Dirden, Jason Dirden to Star in Two River Theater’s Topdog/Underdog

Brandon J. Dirden
Brandon J. Dirden

Two River Theater has announced that real-life brothers Brandon J. Dirden and Jason Dirden will star in its upcoming production of Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play Topdog/Underdog, September 8-30 at Rechnitz Theater. Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks will direct.

The play is a darkly comic tale of two brothers, Lincoln and Booth, names given to them as a joke by their father.

In related news, Amanda Dehnert will direct the world premiere of A Wind in the Willows Christmas, a musical following the adventures of Mole, the Water Rat, Dr. Badger, and Mr. Toad, running December 8-30.

For more information about Two River Theater’s 2012-2013 season, click here.

For more information and tickets to Topdog/Underdog, click here.