![]() Starra developed resilient ankles playing on a dirt half court that she, her twin sister Shamon, and their parents stamped and dribbled into existence years earlier. That’s especially true for Starra (Erica Matthews), the Lady Train’s scrappy, malapert point guard. The girls from the aptly-named “Plainnole,” Arkansas, are tough. There are pretenses to uphold! Christiana Clark (center) plays decorated coach Francine Pace, who is cautious about April Jenkins’ (Brittany Bellizeare) health.Īctor Christiana Clark’s take on Pace seems almost uncanny, serving up a firm-but-affirming Dawn Staley aura while looking as though she just stepped out of an ad for Easy Spirit or SportsCenter’s Top 10. And then there’s the matter of propriety, because, honey, this is the South and even though everyone knows people sin on Saturday and pray it off Sunday, you can’t just go around flaunting it like you’re not ashamed. Pace is dubious and prone to caution regarding April’s health. They’re also hoping to convince their decorated coach, Francine Pace, to allow April to play as long as she is able. Her teammates have rallied around her by donning simulator bellies. Only one member of the Lady Train, April Jenkins (Brittany Bellizeare), is truly carrying. But they don’t move like they’re encumbered by pregnancy.Īh! What a delightful and unexpected show of solidarity. ![]() ![]() They all (squint) seem to be somewhere - no, uniformly - between their second and third trimesters of pregnancy. When the lights go up on playwright Candrice Jones’ Flex, there’s something unusual about the girls of the Lady Train as they run suicide drills. But, as with any path to glory, there are speed bumps - bumps being the operative word. It’s the summer before the 1997-98 basketball season and the Lady Train, a standout high school team from a remote warren of southeast Arkansas, is in pursuit of a state title. ![]()
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