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By Marco Ramirez. Directed and Choreographed by Zuhairah McGill. November 10 - December 11, 2022. Set in the early 1900s, The Royale takes inspiration from the life of Jack Johnson, the first African American heavyweight world boxing champion.
Apr 25, 2021 · Marco Ramirez’s outstanding play, The Royale, opened at Lincoln Center Theater in 2016 when the Black Lives Matter movement was not the inescapable motivating societal force it is today. In 2021, however, the five-character, 85-minute one-act is even more outstanding.
Nov 16, 2022 · In his play The Royale — onstage at Lantern Theater Company now through December 11, 2022 — the actors create fights both in and outside the boxing ring not with physical punches but...
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Using the sport of boxing to explore the landscape of race relations during the post-Reconstruction period, playwright Marco Ramirez dramatically reimagines the groundbreak-ing career of African-American boxer Jack John-son, his pivotal 1910 victory over retired World Heavyweight Champion Jim Jefries, and the racial unrest it provoked.
Mar 8, 2016 · And it has seldom been played as quietly or as resonantly as it is in “The Royale,” Marco Ramirez’s absorbing drama about a black prizefighter in the early 20th century, which opened on...
The Royale. Full-Length Play, Drama / 1w, 4m. Marco Ramirez. Jay “The Sport” Jackson dreams of being the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. But it’s 1905, and in the racially segregated world of boxing, his chances are as good as knocked out.
