The Royale (2018)

Produced by

Soulpepper Theatre Company

Playwright: Marco Ramirez
Director: Guillermo Verdecchia

Venue

The Marilyn and Charles Baillie Theatre

Run

October 12th, 2018 – November 11th, 2018

Synopsis

Told in a boxing ring over six rounds, The Royale is an electrifying adrenaline rush that shows us the deeply human cost of making history. From playwright Marco Ramirez comes a story inspired by World Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson – who at the height of the Jim Crow era – became the most famous Black man on Earth. (soulpepper.ca)

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Cast

Christef Desir	Fish
Dion Johnstone	Jay
Diego Matamoros	Max
Alexander Thomas	Wynton
Sabryn Rock	Nina

Creative Team

Marco Ramirez	Playwright
Guillermo Verdecchia	Director
Ken MacKenzie	Set Designer
Ken MacKenzie	Costume Designer
Michelle Ramsay	Lighting Designer
Thomas Ryder Payne	Composer
Thomas Ryder Payne	Sound Designer
Simon Fon	Fight Director
Shannon Lea Doyle	Assistant Set Designer
Shannon Lea Doyle	Assistant Costume Designer

Production

Arwen MacDonell	Stage Manager
Ian Michael Costello	Assistant Stage Manager
Robert Harding	Production Stage Manager
Diane Pitblado	Dialect Coach
Kelly McEvenue	Alexander Coach
Joanne Cripps	ASL Coach
Chris Desloges	ASL Interpreter
Monique LeDrew	ASL Interpreter
Anita Small	Cross Cultural Consultant
Mattea Kennedy	Scenic Artist
Olesya Komarnytska	Scenic Artist
Ashton Vetter	Lighting Operator
Colton Stang	Sound Operator
Emma Zulkoskey	Dresser

Staff

LJ Savage	Director of Production
Andrew Leeke	Technical Director
Erika Connor	Head of Wardrobe
Sarah Elizabeth Noyes	Senior Wardrobe Coordinator
Geoff Hughes	Cutter
Barbara Nowakowski	First Hand
Jacqueline Robertson-Cull	Head of Hair and Makeup
Lisa Nighswander	Head of Properties
Greg Chambers	Props Builder
Andy DeVries	Head Carpenter
Bill Stahl	Carpenter
Paul Boddum	Head Scenic Artist

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