A trailblazing spirit
Toni Stone
September 3 - October 3, 2021
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Credits
Arena Stage in Association with A.C.T. Presents
The Roundabout Theatre Company’s Production of
Toni Stone
By Lydia R. Diamond
Directed by Pam MacKinnon
Choreographed by Camille A. BrownIn Association with Samantha Barrie
Toni Stone runs approximately two hours and 20 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission. -
Location
Kreeger Theater
Due to a non-Covid-related health ISSUE, the remainder of the run of “Toni Stone” has been cancelled.
Audiences can still enjoy the show at our community event at Nationals Park this Sunday, September 26 at 7:30.We were proud to share the remarkable story of Toni Stone and how she blazed a trail for Black women in sports
History is filled with trailblazers and Toni Stone was one of them. Considered a pioneer, Toni Stone is the first woman to play baseball in the Negro Leagues, also making her the first woman to play professionally in a men’s league in the 1950s. Against all odds, Stone shattered expectations and created her own set of rules in the male-dominated sports world. Based on Martha Ackmann’s book Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone, award-winning playwright Lydia R. Diamond (Smart People, The Bluest Eye) tells the dynamic story of Stone’s journey of perseverance and resilience just to do what she loved the most — play baseball.
Commissioned by Roundabout Theatre Company and Samantha Barrie.
Toni Stone received development support from the Resident Artists Program at Arena Stage, Washington, D.C.
Prime Sponsorship for Toni Stone and Arena Stage is generously provided by Beth Newburger Schwartz. Supporting Sponsorship for Toni Stone is generously sponsored by: , Susan and Steve Bralove, , and Sue Henry and Carter Phillips.
Contributing Sponsorship for Toni Stone is generously provided by Charles Schwab.
This production is rated PG-13. It contains coarse and mature language that may not be appropriate for younger audiences.
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Live Simulcast at Nationals Park
Join Arena Stage for a live simulcast of Toni Stone at September 26.