Podcast appearances and mentions of lydia diamond

Lydia Diamond's play Smart People took her 7 years to write. It's a character study which boldly explores how race can be an explosive ingredient in contemporary American conversation. Listen in as Jackson and Jacob explore Diamond's smart structuring and theatricality.  ------------------------------ Check out these other conversations on Smart People: Lydia Diamond discusses her Radcliffe Fellowship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukI00tDhbIk Lydia Diamond Interview at UW-Madison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga8HZ8BDLBs  Lydia Diamond Interview for Arena Stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la68QOH8iB0  Review by Yuko Kurahashi for the San Diego Free Press: https://sandiegofreepress.org/2017/05/race-gender-nostalgia-lydia-r-diamonds-play-smart-people/  ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast  ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We'll see you next week.

In the days when professional baseball was segregated into white and Black teams, a Black woman named Toni Stone made history. Stone was a sports phenom, and she rose through the ranks to become the first woman to play regularly in the Negro leagues, a series of men's professional baseball leagues. The teams attracted talented players including Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron. But Stone proved to be of the same caliber — when Aaron was picked up by Major League Milwaukee Braves, Stone took his position at second base with the all-male Indianapolis Clowns in 1953.“I had not heard of Toni Stone, and I was shocked and dismayed and then really not surprised at all, because that's what history does to black women,” said Lydia Diamond, author of the play, “Toni Stone.” “That's what history does to Black people. That's what history does to women of all colors. But then it angered me, and I felt like I had to take it on, and that it was my honor to take it on.”Until recently, Stone's remarkable story had been largely forgotten. Award-winning playwright, Lydia Diamond, takes on Stone's story in a new play featured at The Huntington Theatre.GUESTLydia Diamond, award-winning playwright whose works include “The Gift Horse,” “Smart People,” “Stick Fly” (Broadway) and “The Bluest Eye,” she is an associate professor of playwriting at the University of Illinois in Chicago, and her new play, “Toni Stone,” is running at the Huntington Theatre 

Lydia Diamond, Playwright of Toni Stone, joins Steve Dale to talk about her play, a story about the first Black female baseball player. Toni Stone is at the Goodman Theatre until February 26th. Listen to her interview below and you can purchase tickets here.

Season 2, Episode 6 – Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Lydia Diamond shares stories from her journey and struggles with adjusting to Vermont. She reflects on what it's been like to advocate for her family, organizing for mutual aid, while addressing and overcoming racism in schools. 

“Toni Stone” playwright Lydia Diamond joins the boys to talk about her personal connection to the Negro Leagues pioneer and why she chose to tell her story, what it means to have her play back on the stage, writing through her COVID-impose lockdown and, of course, growing up a baseball fan and her crush on former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Joaquin Andujar,

The Friends sat down and recorded over Skype on June 14 and talked about "We See You White American Theatre," an open letter that got more than 50,000 signatures (including from a bunch of celebrities) and what can be done to solve racism in the American theater. Then they whistle a happy tune and discuss The King and I. They watched a video of the 2015 Broadway revival and talk about how it's problematic but they love it anyway, and how they would improve The King and I. #YourFavesAreProblematic Their guest this episode is actor April Matthis, who was the star of the play Toni Stone by Lydia Diamond, and who's been up for every acting award in New York City for her performance. This Obie-winning star has also been in Gatz by Elevator Repair Service, and she called in to discuss Playing on Air, a theater podcast where she acted in short plays by Dominique Morisseau and Ngozi Anyanwu, and trying to create theater in the time of COVID-19.. Here are links to things that Friends talked about in this episode. The We See You White American Theatre letter. Washington Post: "When black people are in pain, white people join book clubs." Montana Levi Blanco's Instagram video about racism in the theater. Rachel Chavkin's apology to Montana Levi Blanco. Diep's article about the American musical's obsession with Asians. Playing on Air: website/iTunes Night Vision by Dominique Morisseau: website/iTunes G.O.A.T. by Ngozu Anyanwu: website/iTunes The Skin of Our Teeth at Paper Chairs Theatre Company. Ronald Peet doing the 24-Hour Plays. April Matthis doing the 24-Hour Plays. 2666 by Roberto Bolaño at the Goodman Theatre. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/tokentheatrefriends?fan_landing=true) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[REBROADCAST] Playwright Lydia Diamond and actor April Matthis discuss the new play mounted by Roundabout Theatre Company, "Toni Stone."   Lucille Lortel nominations: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play (April Matthis) Outstanding Choreographer (Camille A. Brown)      

No marketing means no audience… but how *do* you talk to the Marketing Department? Christine Toy Johnson sits down with actor/playwright Charlayne Woodard, playwright Lydia Diamond, producer Garlia Cornelia Jones, and marketing director Caitlin Baird for a lively discussion on how artists can get the marketing support their plays need to thrive, and chat about practical strategies for turning conflict into collaboration. TalkBack is distributed by the Broadway Podcast Network. Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform. For episode transcripts and exclusive content visit us on the web at  dramatistsguild.com. Keep the conversation going on Twitter using #DGTalkBack

In this episode, Black Hollywood Live hosts Derrial Christon, Jesse Janedy and Courtney Stewart interview special guest Ruben Santiago Hudson. Ruben Santiago-Hudson is not only a Tony and Obie award-winning actor, but also an accomplished writer and director. He recently received the 2013 Lucille Lortel and Obie Awards for Best Direction of August Wilsons The Piano Lesson. Ruben stars in AMC’s gritty crime drama Low Winter Sun which films in Detroit and debuts on Sunday, August 11. Low Winter Sun about dark anitheros, boasts a stellar ensemble castwhich includes Mark Strong and is based on a 2006 British mini-series. Ruben starred on Broadway in Lydia Diamond’s play Stick Fly. Santiago-Hudson co-starred for three seasons as NYPD Captain Roy Montgomery on the hit ABC series, Castle. His screenplay debut Lackawanna Blues for HBO, received the Humanitas Prize, a Christopher Award, National Board of Review Honors, a NAACP Image Award; and Emmy, Golden Globe and WGA nominations. Under

By David Dower, Lydia Diamond. On this week's edition of Friday Phone Call, David Dower talks to playwright Lydia Diamond about her work, the conversation around race in the American theater, and Stickfly.