box

By Jarrett King
A Dallas Premiere

Directed by Jiles R. King II

with
Rhonda Boutté
Catherine D. DuBord
JuNene K
Bryan Pitts
Tommy Stuart
Lulu Ward
Steven Young

Preview Performances February 27 and 28, 2025
Opening Night Saturday, March 1, 2025
In Performance March 1 – 23, 2025

Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 pm
Sunday Matinees at 2:00 pm

Part magic show, part historical speculation, part romantic drama—this play explores the harrowing story of Henry Box Brown, the abolitionist lecturer and early magician who escaped slavery by mailing himself to freedom and went on to become a famed magician on the London stage. Using actual magic, this world premiere imagines an unwritten chapter in the story of one of history’s most overlooked folk heroes.