Toni Stone
The Huntington Theatre
264 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115
Toni Stone is an ace ballplayer who knows her stats, plus she’s got a great arm. Rejected by the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League because of her race, she becomes the first woman to play professional baseball on a man’s team in the Negro Leagues, shattering expectations and creating her own set of rules. Filled with humor and the love of the game, Huntington favorite Lydia R. Diamond knocks it out of the park with this beautiful, rich portrait of a trailblazing woman. Play ball!
An Original Play
Written and Directed by Lydia R. Diamond (Stick Fly, Smart People, The Bluest Eye at the Huntington)
Inspired by Curveball: The Remarkable True Story of Toni Stone by Martha Ackmann
Toni Stone is an ace ballplayer who knows her stats, plus she’s got a great arm. Rejected by the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League because of her race, she becomes the first woman to play professional baseball on a man’s team in the Negro Leagues, shattering expectations and creating her own set of rules. Filled with humor and the love of the game, Huntington favorite Lydia R. Diamond knocks it out of the park with this beautiful, rich portrait of a trailblazing woman. Play ball!
An Original Play
Written and Directed by Lydia R. Diamond (Stick Fly, Smart People, The Bluest Eye at the Huntington)
Inspired by Curveball: The Remarkable True Story of Toni Stone by Martha Ackmann
Duration
TBD
Approximate run time: TBD.
Notable Dates:
Opening Night: 5/22 at 7:00 pm
Open Caption Performance: 6/4 at 7:30 pm
Audio Described Performance: 6/15 at 2:30 pm
Presented by
The Huntington
The Huntington is Boston’s leading professional theatre and one of the region’s premier cultural assets. Since its founding in 1982, The Huntington has received over 150 Elliot Norton and Independent Reviewers of New England Awards, as well as the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. In the past 36 years, The Huntington has played to an audience of 3.5 million, presented over 200 plays.
