Daughters of Lorraine

By Jordan Ealey, Leticia Ridley, HowlRound Theatre CommonsArts Performing Arts

Daughters of Lorraine episodes

June 24, 2025 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 in the theatre industry, and how he leans into discomfort.
57 min
June 17, 2025 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.
59 min
June 10, 2025 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.
1 hr 7 min
June 03, 2025 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 Candrice Jones’s gorgeous and nuanced depictions of Black girlhood and friendship.
1 hr
May 27, 2025 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 Theatre, and TO Live. They re-appraise the musical’s impact in today’s sociopolitical climate.
1 hr 4 min
May 20, 2025 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.
50 min
May 13, 2025 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 theatre in Canada.
56 min
May 06, 2025 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.
57 min
April 29, 2025 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 stories.
54 min
April 22, 2025 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.
46 min

About Daughters of Lorraine

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Created in 2019, the Daughters of Lorraine Podcast was created by Dr. Jordan Ealey and Dr. Leticia Ridley while they were graduate students at the University of Maryland, College Park. Now, both…