Photos: Inside Opening Night of Candrice Jones' FLEX at Lincoln Center Theater

Flex is running off-Broadway at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.

By: Jul. 25, 2023
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Lincoln Center Theater just celebrated opening night of Flex, a new play by Candrice Jones directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. Check out photos from inside the big night below!

Flex features Brittany Bellizeare, Christiana Clark, Renita Lewis, Erica Matthews, Ciara Monique and Tamera Tomakili and sets by Matt Saunders, costumes by Mika Eubanks, lighting by Adam Honore, and sound by Palmer Hefferan.  Charles M. Turner III is the Stage Manager.

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? This powerful new play by Candrice Jones celebrates the fierce athleticism of women's basketball with all the adrenaline and swagger of a four-quarter game.

Photo Credit: Chasi Annexy

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Alaina Kai Chester, Halili Knox, Stephanie Everett and Eboni Edwards

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Sound Designer Palmer Hefferan

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Playwright Candrice Jones

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Dramaturg Kim Euell and Candrice Jones

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Kim Euell, Candrice Jones, director Lileana Blain-Cruz and basketball consultant Amber Batchelor

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Candrice Jones and Lileana Blain-Cruz

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Lileana Blain-Cruz

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Lileana Blain-Cruz, Candrice Jones and assistant director Kayla Amani

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Ciara Monique, Tamera Tomakili and Brittany Bellizeare

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The Cast

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Erica Matthews

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The cast and creative team

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Brittany Bellizeare, Renita Lewis, Ciara Monique, Erica Matthews, Tamera Tomakili

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Christiana Clark, Brittany Bellizeare, Renita Lewis, Ciara Monique, Erica Matthews, Tamera Tomakili



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