Single Tickets For Arizona Theatre Co's THE ROYALE and SILENT SKY On Sale 8/5

Single tickets for the first two shows of Arizona Theatre Company's 2019/2020 season - The Royale and Silent Sky - will go on sale on Aug. 5 and can be purchased online at www.arizonatheatre.org, by phone or in person at the Temple of Music & Art box office in Tucson (330 S. Scott Ave.; (520) 622-2823) and the Herberger Theater Center box office (222 E. Monroe; (602) 256-6995) in Phoenix

The Royale will be staged in Tucson from Sept. 7-28 and in Phoenix from Oct. 3-20. Silent Sky will be on stage in Tucson from Oct. 22-Nov. 9 and in Phoenix from Nov. 14-Dec. 1.

Single ticket prices begin at $25. Season ticket packages are also available. Single tickets for ATC's remaining four shows - Cabaret, "Master Harold" ... and the Boys, The Legend of Georgia McBride and Women in Jeopardy! - go on sale Sept. 16.

The Royale, written by Marco Ramirez and directed by Michael John Garcés, is a power-packed boxing drama without a single punch being thrown. Winner of two Obie Awards, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Drama Desk Award, and multiple other awards and sold out houses in London, New York and Los Angeles, The Royale is not your usual sports play.

The play is not really about life in the ring. It is a deeply theatrical and emotionally moving piece loosely based on the life of the first American heavyweight boxing champion, about the life of the outsider in American culture. Set in 1910, deep in the midst of Jim Crow, it explores one man's struggle while reflecting a much broader one. It is also a play about a brother and his sister - who as he climbs for glory and respect, remains his greatest adversary and strongest motivation.

Silent Sky, written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Casey Stangl, celebrates discovery, originality and curiosity. From one of the nation's most-produced playwrights, the show is making its Arizona premiere.

Based on the true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, astonishing discoveries await as she maps distant stars in galaxies beyond our own. But this brilliant, headstrong pioneer must struggle for recognition in the man's world of turn-of-the-century astronomy.

During this time of immense scientific discoveries, women's ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them.

Like the recent filmHidden Figures, Silent Sky shines a bright light on women whose achievements have been too long overlooked by the telescope of history. In this exquisite blend of science, history, family ties, and fragile love, a passionate young woman must map her own passage through a society determined to keep a woman in her place.

For more information about Arizona Theatre Company, visit www.arizonatheatre.org. To reach the box office in Tucson, call (520) 622-2823. To reach the box office in Phoenix, call (602) 256-6995.