MCC Theater celebrated the opening of Jocelyn Bioh’s play School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play Off-Broadway November 16. The world premiere, directed by Tony winner Rebecca Taichman, marks the professional playwriting debut of playwright and actor Bioh.
School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play takes place at an exclusive boarding school in Ghana, where Paulina (MaameYaa Boafo) is queen bee. Her reign is threatened by the mid-year arrival of Ericka (Nabiiyah Be), who catches the attention of her peers and a pageant recruiter. The play explores themes of beauty, colorism, and adolescence.
Performances began November 1 in the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
Flip through photos of the opening night:
Jocelyn Bioh and Rebecca Taichman
Okieriete Onaodowan
Sarah Stiles
Sandra Caldwell
Austin Smith
Lynn Nottage
Saheem Ali
Lauren F. Walker
Brandon Victor Dixon
Michael Lorz, Michael David Baldwin, Jojo Brown, and Marky Irene Diven
Alex Sharp
Halle Sahar
Teyonah Parris and guest
Michael Greif and David Greif
Katori Hall
Geneva Carr
Corey Hawkins
Geneva Carr and Annabelle Attanasio
Teyonah Parris
Cast
Cast
Cast
Abena Mensah-Bonsu, MaameYaa Boafo, and Nabiyah Be
Cast
Jocelyn Bioh and Rebecca Taichman
Jocelyn Bioh and Rebecca Taichman
Rebecca Taichman
Jocelyn Bioh
MaameYaa Boafo
Myra Lucretia Taylor
Zainab Jah
Paige Gilbert
Nabiyah Be
Nike Kadri
Mirirai Sithol
Abena Mensah-Bonsu
Cast, creative team, and MCC Theater directors
Cast
Cast and creative team
