We can’t outrun those flaws and strengths.” “It’s our family who holds us up but family also holds us down. “The Play explores the painful imperfections of family,” Intiman Theatre’s Stick Fly director Justin Emeka said. As characters reveal more about themselves, Stick Fly shows the joys and struggles of family and the power of connection. Stick Fly uses humor and drama to tell the story of a well-to-do Black family with plenty of secrets to hide. I thought, I don’t know why we don’t see more things like this here if there are this many people lining up to see them.” “and seeing Black audiences lined up around the block twice.
“I remember standing in line for The Color Purple with my in-laws and my mother,” Diamond said in a 2005 interview with the New York Times. Her other award-winning plays - including Harriet Jacobs, The Bluest Eye, The Gift Horse and Smart People - have been produced across the country. Diamond.ĭiamond explores themes of families, class and identity in her works and brings Black characters and communities to the stage. Intiman Theatre is excited to kick off it’s 2016 Festival with a production of Stick Fly, a play by one of America’s most influential modern voices, Lydia R. From May 24 – October 2, Intiman Theatre’s 2016 Festival will highlight about 20 plays by Black women including Diamond, Alice Childress, Dominique Morisseau and Adrienne Kennedy.
