A KNOCKOUT PLAY ABOUT LOYALTY AND LEGACY

RELENTLESS
WORLD PREMIERE
By Rae Binstock | Directed by Melissa Crespo | Co-produced with Sing Out, Louise! Productions

Monique Jeffries was poised to be one of the greatest professional boxers in history, but years after her career unexpectedly ended, she is left back where she started: running Bailey’s, her childhood gym, and taking orders from her former coach Johnny, a boxing purist who preaches about the “art” of the sport.

When Monique receives a surprising financial offer from one of her “white collar” clients, she sees it as a chance to achieve the success that was stolen from her. Together, they can transform Bailey’s, a gritty holdout in a rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn, into an elite boxing facility where Monique can train the best of the best, revitalize the flagging sport, and finally bring their books back into the black. Trouble is, Johnny isn’t about to let that happen, and the ensuing bout between student and teacher is as intimate as it is brutal.

A knockout new play about embracing the past while forging a new future, Rae Binstock’s Relentless invites audiences ringside for the exhilarating fight between loyalty and legacy.

Run time: 2 hours plus a 15 minute intermission.

Please note: This piece contains the use of profanity and strong language.