2016 Plays
“TONI STONE”
A new play by Lydia Diamond
In the 1950s, as the United States was poised between Jim Crow and the Civil Rights Movement, a young woman, with a passion for baseball, wages her own battle against prejudice. Newspapers called her “the female Jackie Robinson”. Later in life, historians named her the “best ballplayer you never heard of.” When Hank Aaron left the Negro Leagues, she replaced him. TONI STONE, a new play by award winning playwright Lydia Diamond, tells the dynamic, true story of this extraordinary women as she navigates the tricky waters of sexism, racism and her own complicated personal life.
“THE L.A. SEVEN”
A new play by Rick Cleveland
Meet Badger, Bloodhound, Lummox, Hammer Girl, Parashurama, Miss Liberty, and Mister Twister, a motley crew of super heroes. What have they been up to since they last saved the world from total destruction at the hands of the evil Dr. Mephistopheles? They’ve been forced to hang up their capes, tights and cowls and lawyer up, that’s what. Welcome to super heroes in the real world. Currently being sued by the citizens of Los Angeles for billions of dollars in accidental damages suffered during their efforts to stop Dr. Mephistopheles and keep L.A. from being sucked into a giant black hole. Taken from the actual depositions filed with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, “The L.A. Seven” finally reveals what really happened on “Black Hole Day.” It ain't easy being a super hero.