Flex
by Candrice Jones

Name: Flex
Brand: Candrice Jones
SKU: 9780822243991

Off-Broadway

Highlights

Female

120 mins 1990s Role(s) for Black Actor(s) All Women Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

The pressure is on for the 1998 Lady Train High School basketball team – on top of a battle to bring home the championship trophy, it is also college scouting season.

But the team’s performance on the court is tested as it ruptures under the weight of its own infighting, and the once-tight players begin to focus on their individual futures.

What does it mean to be a Black girl on the brink of freedom and womanhood in a small town in the South?

Does honoring your own wants mean sacrificing your friends, family and team?

This funny and frank play about getting a full-court press from life will have audiences cheering.

Press Reviews

"Critic’s Pick! A slam-dunk New York debut! Candrice Jones excels equally in sly humor and in the swift-tongued rhythms of teenage and athletic talk."
— The New York Times

"The whooping, sighing, applause and interactions of the audience make clear how sharply the play hits home."
— The Daily Beast

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
STARRA JONES – 17 years old, African American girl, point guard	female	—	– 17 years old, African American girl, point guard
SIDNEY BROWN 17 years old, African American girl, shooting guard	female	17	17 years old, African American girl, shooting guard
CHERISE HOWARD 17 years old, African American girl, power forward	female	17	17 years old, African American girl, power forward
APRIL JENKINS 17 years old, African American girl, shooting guard	female	17	17 years old, African American girl, shooting guard
DONNA CUNNINGHAM 17 years old, African American girl, center	female	17	17 years old, African American girl, center
COACH FRANCINE PACE 48 years old, African American woman, coach	female	48	48 years old, African American woman, coach