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The Royale

Every day from Oct. 30 to Nov. 29, closed on Mondays

At Writers Theatre

Glencoe

"Broadway quality" performances in an intimate round
Building designed by acclaimed Studio Gang Architects
Limited wheelchair accessibility; call ahead for seating

Seventy-six wins, one impossible dream. Marco Ramirez's kinetic, poetic play follows a Black boxer in 1905 Jim Crow America chasing a heavyweight title the establishment won't let him have.

Thursday, November 5

What are you into?

  • Jack Johnson story
  • Jim Crow era drama
  • Kinetic staging
  • Intimate theater-in-round
  • Writers Theatre
  • Glencoe

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