Abandoned during their teenage years by their parents, brothers Lincoln and Booth forged a deep reliance on each other. As grown-ups, they find themselves ensnared in a cycle of both affection and bitterness, a fate seemingly predicted by the humorous names bestowed upon them by their father and exacerbated by the hardships of poverty and racial prejudice.

Renowned playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, the Pulitzer Prize winner and recent recipient of the 2023 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, explores a central question: Can we truly alter the circumstances we've been handed? As the brothers' struggle for dominance intensifies, the stakes rise to a point of calamitous and life-altering outcomes.