FLEX

by Candrice Jones

It’s 1997 and Cynthia Cooper rules the WNBA. Every player on Plainnole’s Lady Train basketball team wants to “go pro,” but none more than Starra Jones. She and her teammates, Cherise, Sidney, April, and Donna, make a pact to stick together come hell or high water. However, the realities of living life in rural Arkansas may tear them apart. Written in the structure of a four-quarter basketball game, Flex presents...

It’s 1997 and Cynthia Cooper rules the WNBA. Every player on Plainnole’s Lady Train basketball team wants to “go pro,” but none more than Starra Jones. She and her teammates, Cherise, Sidney, April, and Donna, make a pact to stick together come hell or high water. However, the realities of living life in rural Arkansas may tear them apart. Written in the structure of a four-quarter basketball game, Flex presents a world in which a mistake on the court becomes a foul off the court. Hitting a shot on the court is a score in real life.

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  • Diana Burbano: FLEX by Candrice Jones
    “

    Brilliant, beautiful examination of the lives of young black women who play basketball in their high school in rural Arkansas. The language is realistic and lyrical at the same time. Superb physical theatre as well, and since it's structured like a game, and the characters are so well drawn you can't help rooting for them. Even when they do things they regret. One of my favorite new plays this year.

    Brilliant, beautiful examination of the lives of young black women who play basketball in their high school in rural Arkansas. The language is realistic and lyrical at the same time. Superb physical theatre as well, and since it's structured like a game, and the characters are so well drawn you can't help rooting for them. Even when they do things they regret. One of my favorite new plays this year.

    ”
  • Shaun Leisher: FLEX by Candrice Jones
    “

    This is such exciting theatre. I can't wait to see a play this physical performed on stage. It's not all about the spectacle of the game play though. The dialogue and character development is astonishing. This needs to be on the syllabus of high school theatre classes all over.

    This is such exciting theatre. I can't wait to see a play this physical performed on stage. It's not all about the spectacle of the game play though. The dialogue and character development is astonishing. This needs to be on the syllabus of high school theatre classes all over.

    ”
  • Leonard Madrid: FLEX by Candrice Jones
    “

    Such a beautiful play. Basketball on stage like we've never seen it before. A wonderful group of characters.

    Such a beautiful play. Basketball on stage like we've never seen it before. A wonderful group of characters.

    ”
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Development History

  • Reading, The Ground Floor at Berkeley Rep, 2018