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Stream And In This Corner: Cassius Clay by Idris Goodwin to your online classroom, homeschool, or learning pod!

In 2016, thousands of students across the St. Louis region experienced the story of the young Muhammad Ali live on stage at the Missouri History Museum. Thanks to special licensing agreements, Metro Theater Company is now able to share this performance again for virtual field trips. If you were among the many educators who joined us in 2016, you remember how powerful this story is. Help your students experience it with on-demand streaming.
 
The play is 70 minutes long and is best for ages 8 and up. Ticket prices range from $2.50 to $5 per student, depending on the size of the group. All tickets include a virtual lesson plan connected to Missouri curricular standards, along with additional resources to help address the topics of civil rights, racial equity, and social justice. For an additional per-ticket price, a live Q&A session with the actors on select dates can be added. For an additional per-classroom price of $200, a live workshop addressing themes of social studies, history, social justice, and/or civil rights can be added as well.

Live Q&As and workshops are available on a limited booking schedule first-come, first-served.

For more information about virtual field trips, please contact Audience Development and Community Engagement Manager, Liz Sondhaus.

Call 314.932.7414 x105
Email liz@metroplays.org (As our staff continues to work remotely, email is preferred.)

The Story

And In This Corner: Cassius Clay is the story of the young man who would become Muhammad Ali. From his relationship with a white police officer who introduced him to boxing as a kid in Jim Crow-era Louisville to his gold medal-winning performance in the 1960 Rome Olympics, Cassius holds onto the faith that his potential is unlimited. But it is the friends from his childhood who are becoming Freedom Riders who ultimately challenge him to understand that there is more to life than personal success: he must use his gifts to work for the good of his community.

The play was a hit of the 2015-16 theater season and generated numerous accolades for Metro Theater Company, including the Network for Strong Communities’ prestigious Paulie Award for creating positive change through collaborative nonprofit partnerships. Led by Trigney Morgan as Cassius Clay between the ages of 11 and 20, the play was celebrated by the St. Louis American for its “authentic chemistry among the cast” and its potential to encourage audiences “to channel their inner champion and fight for what’s right.” 

Presented by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. The streaming production was filmed by HEC Media/Educate.Today during the play’s original February 2016 run at the Missouri History Museum.

Pricing

Ticket prices include access to: a lesson plan connected to the themes of the play, and resources focused on civil rights, racial equity, and social justice. 

Performance Viewing with Q&A Session

Number of Attendees: 1 to 200
$8 per person

Number of Attendees: 201 to 499
$7 per person

Number of Attendees: 500 to 999
$6 per person

Number of Attendees: 1,000 to 2,499
$5 per person

Number of Attendees: 2,500 and above
$4 per person

Performance Viewing (without Q&A Session)

Number of Attendees: 1 to 200
$5 per person

Number of Attendees: 201 to 499
$4 per person

Number of Attendees: 500 to 999
$3.50 per person

Number of Attendees: 1,000 to 2,499
$3 per person

Number of Attendees: 2,500 and above
$2.50 per person

Expand the curricular experience of And in this Corner: Cassius Clay with a live workshop led by MTC teaching artists addressing themes of social studies, history, social justice, and/or civil rights for an additional per-classroom price of only $200.

And In This Corner: Cassius Clay by Idris Goodwin

THE CAST (In alphabetical order)

Phillip Dixon, CASSIUS CLAY, SR.
Keating, ENSEMBLE/WHITE WAITRESS
Erik Kuhn, ENSEMBLE/ZBIGNIEW PIETRZYKOWSKI
Trigney Morgan, CASSIUS CLAY, JR.
Carl Overly, Jr., CORKY BAKER
Jeanitta Perkins, ODESSA CLAY
Maalik Shakoor, SUGAR RAY ROBINSON/ENSEMBLE
Kenyata Tatum, ENSEMBLE/REPORTER
Nicolas Tayborn, RUDY CLAY
Jaz Tucker, EDDIE GREEN/SOAPBOX MAN
David Wassilak, OFFICER JOE MARTIN

PRODUCTION TEAM

Director, JULIA FLOOD
Fight Director, DREW FRACHER
Set Designer and Technical Director, DAVID BLAKE
Costume Designer, LOU BIRD
Lighting Designer, PAIGE SEBER
Sound Designer, RUSTY WANDALL
Projections Designer, MICHAEL B. MUSGRAVE-PERKINS
Props Designer, EMILY FREI
Production Manager, SARAH E. RUGO
Assistant Stage Manager, ANNA RICHARDS
Assistant Technical Director and Fight Captain, ERIK KUHN
Dialect Coach, KEATING
Wardrobe/Run Crew Member, GENEVIEVE COLLINS
House Manager, MICHAEL CASSIDY FLYNN

Thank you to the major sponsors of the original production:
Boeing
The Whitaker Foundation
Dana Brown Charitable Trust
National Endowment for the Arts - Art Works
Incarnate Word Foundation
St. Louis Community Foundation
Monsanto Fund

Education Resources

“Appreciate your educational resources — just fantastic!” — Margery Doss, Ackerman School

Watch this conversation with And In This Corner: Cassius Clay and Ghost playwright Idris Goodwin and Metro Theater Company's Artistic Director Julia Flood.

Cassius Clay Education Resources from MTC Team Education

HEC Media and Educate.Today’s Cassius Project

And In This Corner: Cassius Clay Playbill

Muhammad Ali Center

Idris Goodwin

Watch this excerpt from And In This Corner: Cassius Clay, featuring Jaz Tucker and Trigney Morgan

Nine Network Producer Kara Vaninger gives a behind the scenes look at And In This Corner: Cassius Clay and a partnership with St. Louis All City Boxing.