Daughters of Lorraine
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 assistant professors, Jordan and Leticia, continue to explore the legacies of Black theatre history, engage in current national conversations around, within, and about Black theatre, review Black theatre productions, and interview Black theatre artists. This podcast centers and privileges the narratives of Black theatremakers, scholars, and audiences while also underscoring the influence of Black theatre on the theatrical landscape.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 47
- Years Active
- 2019 - 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 h…
00:56:17 |
Tue 24 Jun 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.
00:58:02 |
Tue 17 Jun 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.
01:06:34 |
Tue 10 Jun 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 n…
00:59:41 |
Tue 03 Jun 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-appr…
01:03:33 |
Tue 27 May 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.
00:49:14 |
Tue 20 May 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.
00:55:43 |
Tue 13 May 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.
00:56:44 |
Tue 06 May 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.
00:53:56 |
Tue 29 Apr 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.
00:45:15 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
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 Black theatre on the American th…
00:01:02 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
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 what it means to be an artis…
00:59:02 |
Wed 06 Mar 2024
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 scholar specializing in the study…
00:46:59 |
Wed 28 Feb 2024
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 Leticia Ridley discuss this n…
00:55:16 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
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 Black Theatre since 2012. In …
00:57:57 |
Wed 07 Feb 2024
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.
00:46:02 |
Wed 31 Jan 2024
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 themes, its impact on Black theatr…
00:41:12 |
Wed 20 Dec 2023
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, including the filmed 2021 produc…
00:55:24 |
Wed 29 Nov 2023
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.
00:56:39 |
Wed 15 Nov 2023
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 Project of Emancipation (NYU Press,…
00:40:49 |
Wed 01 Nov 2023
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