ACT Theatre + TeenTix present Slugfest! A Totally Nonviolent Benefit for TeenTIx
featuring THE ROYALE, directed by Ameenah Kaplan

Fri, Sep 16, 2016 from 6:30pm - 10pm

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Our friends at ACT Theatre + the TeenTix New Guard: Teen Arts Leadership Society are excited to invite you + yr fam to Slugfest! A Totally Nonviolent Benefit for TeenTix @ The Royale, inspired by the story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight Boxing Champion in the world, and directed by percussionist Ameenah Kaplan (STOMP!, Blue Man Group, Cirque du Soleil).

 

THE PLAN:

Round 1: Doors open at 6:30pm for complimentary drinks + snacks @ Buster's on ACT's 2nd floor

Round 2: Starting at 7:00pm, Chris Denina of Maximum Fit will be on hand for an interactive boxing demonstration (!!) + to introduce us to boxing vocabulary

Round 3: Show begins at 8:00pm, runs for 90 mins w/ no intermission 

Round 4: Post-show talkback featuring cast + crew members starts at 9:40pm

 

About The Royale

Told in six rounds and set in a boxing ring, The Royale is loosely inspired by the story of Jack Johnson, a boxer who — at the height of the Jim Crow era — became the most famous and the most notorious black man on earth.

Through a succinct script and the beauty of sound, this intimate story of internal struggle proves that sometimes the most powerful fights are the ones we battle in our own minds.

Written by Marco Ramirez (Sons of Anarchy and Orange is the New Black), The Royale brings the crackling energy of the early 20th-century boxing circuit to the stage.

Age Recommendation: 14+ for some violence and adult language

 

♥ Ticket proceeds for this ~special event~ will go directly to TeenTix and our mission to ensure equitable access to the arts for all young people.♥

Tickets are ONLY available in advance, so snatch 'em up today! 

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ACT Theatre

700 Union Street
Seattle, WA 98101