The Sky Game
“Each level bears a lesson, reflecting layers of the increasingly tumultuous inner worlds of four neighborhood misfits — Mari, Lola, Banjo and Jane — as they attempt to navigate their changing environment in eastern Winston-Salem. Jane’s upper-class family moves in as gentrification pushes Lola’s family out; Banjo dreams of the safety and comfort of large lake houses while Mari focuses on the sanctuary of the newly discovered tree, where they’ve been playing all summer. . . . Equally endearing and grating, the actors’ explosive energy brought the bare-bones production to life. They persuasively embodied the emotional landscapes of elementary-age children grappling with motifs of betrayal, memory, empathy and vulnerability.” - Lauren Barber