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FLEX

  • A Crow’s Theatre and Obsidian Theatre Company Co-production
  • Candrice Jones
  • Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu
  • Apr 15 - May 18, 2025
  • $65.00-$100.00
  • Guloien Theatre
  • Details
    CANADIAN PREMIERE

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    It’s 1997 and the WNBA is changing the game. Every player on Plainnole’s Lady Train High School basketball team dreams of going pro. But first, they must navigate the pressures of being young, Black, and female in rural Arkansas, where a mistake on the court can become a foul in real life.

    With the swagger, determination, and adrenaline of a four-quarter game, FLEX celebrates the fierce strength and athleticism of young women and what it means to be going for your shot at greatness.

    Playwright Candrice Jones’s primary goal is to write “love letters for and to women of the American south.” Director Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu is the artistic director of Obsidian Theatre.

    Winner of the National Arts Club’s Kesselring Prize for Playwriting.

    CRITICS’ PICK
    The New York Times

    Flex hits the right rhythms on the court and off.”
    The New York Times

    “Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu directs with cool confidence.”
    The Globe and Mail

    SEATING INFORMATION

    NOTE: Seating map is a not an exact represenatation and is subject to change. 

    PERFORMANCE NOTES

    IDEAS AT CROW'S THEATRE—Pre-Show Live Taping of CBC Radio's IDEAS

    Topic and Speaker TBA

    • Sunday, May 4, 2025 @ 10:30 AM
    • NOTE: Admission to the taping is free, but space is limited, and separate tickets are needed if you'll also be attending the show afterwards.

    Post-Show Talk:

    • Tuesday, May 6, 2025

    Mask Required Performances:

    • Sunday, April 27, 2025 @ 1:30 PM (PWYC)
    • Wednesday, May 7, 2025 @ 1:30 PM
     

    Crow's Theatre Production Residency Program
    Presenting Sponsor

     

    FLEX
    Lead Production Sponsor

  • Dates & Times
  • The Team

    CREATIVE

    • Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu - Director
    • Candrice Jones - Playwright