The Topdog Diaries
In this inside look at the creative process of a playwright, Suzan-Lori Parks spends two years struggling to produce her 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Topdog/Underdog. A true American success story, this triumphant Broadway debut takes daring chances to define a distinctive new voice that can shake up American theater and still find a place in the mainstream. From her early mentorship years with the legendary James Baldwin to her recent marriage to blues musician Paul Oscher (who provides the music for this film), this film charts an astonishing story complete with behind-the-scenes footage of rehearsals and close-up coverage of the play in performance featuring actors Don Cheadle (Oceans Eleven) and Jeffrey Wright (Angels in America).