Please see our Health & Safety information page for information about what to expect during your visit. We continue to encourage audiences to wear a mask and stay current with vaccinations and boosters. Patrons attending University of Maryland arts events are no longer required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. The Clarice lobby concession bar Encore will be open for food and beverage sales for the following Stick Fly performances: This event is part of Arts for All, a campuswide initiative which leverages the combined power of the arts, technology and social justice to address the grand challenges of our time.
Set by the beach, Stick Fly reflects the shifting sands of power dynamics as the family negotiates difficult conversations and finds the language to communicate with loved ones. Diamond explores issues of race and class privilege through the story of the LeVays, a wealthy African American family vacationing at their home in Martha’s Vineyard. The result is a work fueled with provocative tension and dynamic comedy. Diamond, who had made a name for herself in Chicago as a serious playwright, had to restart her career in New England, all while caring for a newborn. Join us in person at The Clarice! Please note that this performance will not be livestreamed. Diamond set this four-person play in 2008, putting the illusion of a post-racial America under a microscope through the eyes of her exceptionally smart characters, all associated with Harvard University. Critical years In 2004, Lydia gave birth to her son, Baylor and John took on a teaching job at Harvard and they relocated to Boston.
