Goodman Theatre TONI STONE

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Goodman Theatre TONI STONE
Image courtesy of Goodman Theatre

WHEN:

January 28 - February 26, 2023

Sundays - 2 pm *and 7:30 pm performances on 1/29 and 2/12
Monday 2/6 - 7 pm
Tuesday 2/21 - 7:30 pm
Wednesdays -  7:30 pm *no performance on 2/8
Thursdays - 2 pm and 7:30 pm *no 2 pm performance on 2/2
Fridays - 8 pm
Saturdays - 2 pm and 8 pm *no 2 pm performance on 1/28

ASL-Interpreted: Friday, February 24 at 8pm

Touch Tour and Audio-Described Performance: Saturday, February 25, 12:30pm Touch Tour; 2pm performance

Spanish Subtitles: Saturday February 25 at 8pm

Open-Captioned: Sunday, February 26 at 2pm

WHERE:

Albert Theatre
170 N Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60601

TICKETS:

$20+

For more information and tickets visit the Goodman Theatre website.

CAST:

Toni Stone…………….Tracey Bonner
King Tut………………..Kai Ealy
Elzie…………………Joseph Aaron Johnson
Alberga…………………Chiké Johnson
Stretch………………..Travis Knight
Jimmy…………………Victor Musoni
Millie…………………Jon Hudson Odom
Spec…………………..Edgar Miguel Sanchez
Woody………………Terence Sims

CREATIVE TEAM:

Playwright - Lydia R. Diamond
Director- Ron OJ Parson
Associate Direction by Henri Watkins
Set Design by Todd Rosenthal
Associate Set Design by Sotirios Livaditis
Costume Design by Mara Blumenfeld
Lighting Design by Keith Parham
Original Music and Sound Design by Andre Pluess
Movement by Cristin Carole
Projection Design by Mike Tutaj

A spokesperson describes the event as follows:

"...In Toni Stone, it’s the mid-twentieth century and while Toni has a great arm, she still can't play with the boys. Rejected by the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League because of her race, Toni sets out to become the first woman to play in baseball’s Negro Leagues. Challenges on and off the field—from hostile crowds to players who slide spikes-first—only steel her resolve to shatter racist and sexist barriers in the sport she’s loved since childhood..."

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