Toni Stone

September 3rd- October 3rd, 2021
Arena Stage, Washington DC.

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.

Choreography: Camille A. Brown
Associate Choreographers: Rickey Tripp, Jay Staten

PRESS

"When it comes to depicting baseball itself, director Pam MacKinnon and choreographer Camille A. Brown artfully channel the game’s idiosyncratic rhythms with nary a ball in sight."
- Washington Post

"Dance lovers will awaken to the beauty in baseball by watching the cast’s movements...stunningly accentuate the rhythmic grace of a ballplayer on the mound."
- DC Metro Theater Arts