Proprioception
PREMIERE
Rover Dramawerks at Cox Playhouse, Plano TX, Sept. 9-18, 2021. Directed by Carol M. Rice with Sue Doty-Goodner, Jill Lightfoot, Jason R. Davis and Bennett Frohock.
SYNOPSIS
Kylie is a young prima ballerina with a torn ACL and a chip on her shoulder. Esther is an elderly widowed Holocaust survivor estranged from her only child. Both are patients of renowned Black physical therapist Mike Sheffield. When Sheffield decides that the two women should share appointments, attachments form, conflicts erupt, secrets surface, and lives unravel. A play about how we heal … and how we don’t.
Running time: 2 hours. Cast: 2 women, 2 men
PHOTOS
Clockwise from top: Jill Lightfoot as Mime; other photos l to r: Bennett Frohock as Randy, Sue Doty-Goodner as Esther, Jill Lightfoot as Kylie and Jason R. Davis as Mike; Jason and Bennett; Esther and Jill; Jill and Jason. Photos by Stacy Winsett.
“This is a terrific play… all about staying centered when the world seems to be
falling apart around you.
Proprioception is a multilayered, sometimes amusing, sometimes intense, emotionally satisfying play.
Every character has his/her own problems and secrets and because of the superb writing, acting, and directing,
we quickly become invested in their lives
and want resolution and happiness
for them…Proprioception is one of Rover’s
finest productions. ”
-- Doug Sturdivant, Where The Drama Is
