Individual Tickets:
$6.00-$7.00 Members
$7.00-$8.00 Children
$8.00-$9.00 Adults
$3.00 Children under 2
Group Tickets:
School Year
$6.00 Children & Adults*
$7.00 for Seasons of Light
$3.00 Children 2 and under
*1 free adult for every 20 children
Summer Season
$7.00 Children & Adults*
$3.00 Children under 2
*1 free adult for every 20 children
Black Diamond
Fri., Jan. 31 and Tues.-Fri., Feb. 4-7, 2025 at 10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Location: Ripley Center, Smithsonian
Recommended for Ages: 7 to 11 / Grades 2 to 6
Tickets
Hit a home run with a spirit-rousing musical play about the "other" major league. This Discovery Theater original chronicles the struggles and triumphs of pioneering African American baseball players. The all-star lineup of heroes includes Moses "Fleet" Walker, who became the game's first black pro in the 1880s; Andrew "Rube" Foster, hailed as the father of black baseball; power hitter Josh "Spitfire" Gibson; athlete-philosopher Satchel Paige; and a young Jackie Robinson, who first integrated the major leagues. You'll stand up and cheer for the players who made sports history-and American history, too!
Connections to the Classroom: Black History Month; Music; American History; Sports History; Theater/Performing Arts
Bring this show to your school, library, or community center February 8 to 28, 2025!
Visit discoverytheater.org/touring-shows for details.
The 2024-2025 Discovery Theater Season is made possible by a generous grant from the Nora Roberts Foundation
Please check back! The Learning Guide should be posted at least 2 weeks before the show.
