The owner of the Royale Theater is throwing out the troupe who occupied it and selling the place. In contemplating the future, an unlikely pair of Shakespearean actors find a common dream and set out to make it come true, hoping to convince whoever buys the Royale to put them back in the theater to perform with a new company and a radical idea. Religion, vice and Shakespeare compete for the prize at the beginnings of Chicago's history with racism and corruption.
Cast:
Jasper O'Rourke, late 40's to early 50's, Ireland born; Samuel Jenkins, early 30's, African American; Chloe, early to mid 20's, African American; Pete Smith, mid to late 20's, African American; Francine Griffin, early 40', white; Ned Bleakley, mid to late 40's, white; Agnes Bleakley, mid to late 40's, white; Brother Mickey O'Toole, late 30's to early 40's, white.
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