Casting Announced for Flex at Lincoln Center Theater
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Lincoln Center Theater has announced complete casting for the New York premiere of Flex, a play written by Candrice Jones and directed by LCT Resident Director Lileana Blain-Cruz. Previews will begin June 23 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater ahead of a July 20 opening.
The cast will feature Brittany Bellizeare (Sandblasted), Christiana Clark (Pure Confidence), Renita Lewis (Games), Erica Matthews (Flex at Theatre Squared), Ciara Monique (Evil on Paramount+), and Tamera Tomakili (HBO’s Winning Time).
Flex tells the story of a girls’ high school basketball team from Plainnole, Arkansas. It’s 1997, and the women of the Lady Train team are inspired by the successes of the WNBA. With aspirations of going pro, they must first navigate the pressures of being young, Black, and female in rural Arkansas. Will their fouls off the court tear their team apart? Or can they keep their pact to stick together through hell or high water?
The production will have sets by Matt Saunders, costumes by Mika Eubanks, lighting by Adam Honore, and sound by Palmer Hefferan. Charles M. Turner III will be the stage manager.
