The Tony nominated duo behind Jaja’s African Hair Braiding – playwright Jocelyn Bioh and director Whitney White – will reunite this fall with the Broadway premiere of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play.
Set to begin performances on Tuesday, September 8, the Manhattan Theatre Club production will be staged at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). MTC produces in association with Chase This Productions and Susan Kelechi Watson.
The synopsis: Becoming Miss Ghana 1986 would mean fame, fortune, and prosperity. At least, that’s what Paulina – the queen bee of Aburi Girls Boarding School – believes. When the pageant recruiter comes to school, Paulina and her crew pull out all the stops. But to their surprise, a new transfer student from America kicks the competition into a higher, far more personal gear.
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