Stick Fly

“O.K. If history is, arguably, a fabrication . . . at least to the extent that it can only be told through the socio-political-sexual-psychological lens of the person telling it, right, what then is fiction?” Read More.

Actor. Director. Producer. Motivational speaker. Kenny Leon has done it all. Read More.

Spending their summers on Martha’s Vineyard, Stick Fly’s LeVay family shares in the long tradition of middle and upper-class African-Americans who have found a unique community on the secluded island. Read More.

Scenic Designer David Gallo has a Tony Award (The Drowsy Chaperone), an exhibition of his work in the Smithsonian Institute’s permanent collection, and he still drafts his designs with a pencil and paper rather than a computer. Read More.

“Look, baby, you just have to look at everyone like they’re bugs under a microscope. Like ants. Figure out the patterns.” Read more.

Interested in the language and references used in Stick Fly? Check out these buzzwords in our handy dictionary. Read More.

As one of the oldest and largest black organizations in the United States, Jack and Jill of America Inc. has a history of service and philanthropy dedicated to improving the lives and opportunities for all children. Read More.

Not long ago, to be a person of color with a college degree in the United States was to be an anomaly. Read More.

Stick Fly playwright Lydia R. Diamond talks with Prelude to a Kiss playwright Craig Lucas about the writing process, influences, Boston University, and more. Read more.

Playwright Lydia R. Diamond interviews Stick Fly and Fences director Kenny Leon about his experience and relationship with August Wilson. Read the edited program-length interview. Read the full transcript.