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Toni Stone


  • Arena Stage - Kreeger Theater 1101 Sixth Street SW Washington, DC 20024 (map)

Performances: September 3 - October 3, 2021, Various hours. Click here for information.

A Production by The Roundabout Theatre Company
Presented by A.C.T in Association with Arena Stage
By Lydia R. Diamond
Directed by Pam MacKinnon
Choreographed by Camille A. Brown
In Association with Samantha Barrie

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 blazes a path in the male-dominated sports world, shattering expectations and creating her own set of rules. Based on Martha Ackmann’s book Curveball, The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone, the latest work from award-winning playwright Lydia R. Diamond (Smart People, The Bluest Eye) tells the dynamic and uplifting story of Stone’s journey of perseverance and resilience just to do what she loved the most — play baseball.

This production contains strong language.

Earlier Event: September 28
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Later Event: September 28
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