Daughters of Lorraine

Gettin’ Comfortable With Discomfort

In this episode, hosts Jordan Ealey and Leticia Ridley interview director and playwright Robert O’Hara about his approach to his craft, his experience as a Black artist i

All Kinds of Blackness with Lydia Diamond

In this episode, Jordan and Leticia interview Lydia Diamond and learn about her career as a playwright and her hopes for expanding Black theatre. Hosted by Simplecast, an

Zora Neale Hurston, (Harlem) Renaissance Woman

Leticia and Jordan delve into Zora Neale Hurston as a theatre artist and consider her plays, performances, and theories of dramaturgy and theatremaking. Hosted by Simplec

Gettin’ Baptized in the Dirt with Candrice Jones’s FLEX

In this episode, hosts Jordan Ealey and Leticia Ridley reflect on their very positive feelings for Obsidian Theatre and Crow’s Theatre’s production of FLEX, as well as Ca

Black Queer “Mess” and A Strange Loop

In today’s episode, Leticia and Jordan discuss the Canadian premiere of A Strange Loop—a co-production between The Musical Stage Company, Soulpepper Theatre, Crow’s Theat

The Weight of a Story with Danielle Deadwyler

Jordan and Leticia interview actress, performance artist, and cultural worker Danielle Deadwyler and discuss the importance of care in the representation of Black life. H

Shaping Black Canadian Theatre

Jordan and Leticia interview Canadian playwright, director, and educator Djanet Sears, hearing about her unique approach to dramaturgy and an in-depth look at Black theat

The People's Stage

Jordan and Leticia examine the short life of the Federal Theatre Project and its impact on the growth and expansion of Black theatre. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz com

Mirroring Our World with Kelundra Smith

Jordan and Leticia interview arts journalist and playwright Kelundra Smith about the cultural landscape of theatre criticism and what it means to tell authentic Black sto

Taking Broadway and Beyond in Stride with Whitney White

In this episode, Leticia and Jordan interview Whitney White about her journey in theatre, her artistic craft, and the potentials and possibilities of Black theatre. Hoste

Daughters of Lorraine Season 5 Trailer

This podcast centers and privileges the narratives of Black theatremakers, scholars, and audiences while also underscoring the need for understanding the influence of Bla

The Virtuosity of Black Storytelling with Tarell Alvin McCraney

Hosts Leticia Ridley and Jordan Ealey interview Oscar winner and MacArthur genius Tarell Alvin McCraney about his work as a playwright, how Black people tell stories, and

Opening the Channel with Masi Asare

Masi Asare is an assistant professor of theater and performance studies at Northwestern University. She is a songwriter and dramatist and also works as a performance scho

Justice for Movie Musicals, or Why the Musical Adaptation of The Color Purple Matters

Some stories transcend time and continue to resonate across generations. Undoubtedly, one might consider The Color Purple as one of those stories. Hosts Jordan Ealey and

Completing the Unfinished Sentences of Our Ancestors with Jonathan McCrory

Jonathan McCrory is a Tony Award and Emmy Award nominated producer and a two-time Obie Award-winning artist who has served as executive artistic director at the National

We’re in Our (Black) Opera Era

In this episode, hosts Jordan Ealey and Leticia Ridley talk about a filmed production of the opera X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz co

The Thriving Legacy of Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

Hosts Leticia Ridley and Jordan Ealey discuss Woodie King, Jr.’s 1978 documentary, Black Theater: The Making of a Movement. They explore the documentary’s different theme

We’ve Got Trouble in Mind

Hosts Jordan Ealey and Leticia Ridley discuss the contributions made by Alice Childress and the historical and contemporary significance of her play, Trouble in Mind, inc

Digging for Bones with Topdog/Underdog

Hosts Leticia Ridley and Jordan Ealey dig into the dramaturgies and theories of Suzan-Lori Parks and discuss Canadian Stage’s production of Parks’s Topdog/Underdog. Hoste

Black Patience and the Theatre of Civil Rights

Hosts Leticia Ridley and Jordan Ealey interview scholar Professor Julius Fleming, Jr. about his book "Black Patience: Performance, Civil Rights, and the Unfinished Projec