A First Look at School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

A First Look at School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

Production Photos A First Look at School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

Nov 14, 2017

The world premiere from Jocelyn Bioh, directed by Tony Award winner Rebecca Taichman, will open Off-Broadway November 16.

School_Girls;_Or,_the_African_Mean_Girls_Play_MCC_Production_Photo_2017_047.Nike Kadri, Nabiyah Be, Paige Gilbert, Mirirai Sithole in 'School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play' at MCC Theater (photo by Joan Marcus)_HR.jpg — Nike Kadri, Nabiyah Be, Paige Gilbert, and Mirirai Sithole Joan Marcus

MCC Theater’s world premiere production of School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play, a new comedy-drama by Jocelyn Bioh, began performances Off-Broadway November 1 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. The play takes place inside a boarding school for girls in Ghana in the 1980s, and looks at themes of beauty, adolescence, and colorism.

School Girls will officially open November 16.

Flip through photos of the show below:

First Look at School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play

School_Girls;_Or,_the_African_Mean_Girls_Play_MCC_Production_Photo_2017_117.MaameYaa Boafo in 'School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play' at MCC Theater (photo by Joan Marcus)_HR.jpg — MaameYaa Boafo Joan Marcus

School_Girls;_Or,_the_African_Mean_Girls_Play_MCC_Production_Photo_2017_125.Nabiyah Be and Myra Lucretia Taylor in 'School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play' at MCC Theater (photo by Joan Marcus)_HR.jpg — Nabiyah Be and Myra Lucretia Taylor Joan Marcus

School_Girls;_Or,_the_African_Mean_Girls_Play_MCC_Production_Photo_2017_128.Abena Mensah-Bonsu, Mirirai Sithole, and Paige Gilbert in 'School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play' at MCC Theater (photo by Joan Marcus)_HR.jpg — Abena Mensah-Bonsu, Mirirai Sithole, and Paige Gilbert Joan Marcus

School_Girls;_Or,_the_African_Mean_Girls_Play_MCC_Production_Photo_2017_404.Myra Lucretia Taylor in 'School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play' at MCC Theater (photo by Joan Marcus)_HR.jpg — Myra Lucretia Taylor Joan Marcus

School_Girls;_Or,_the_African_Mean_Girls_Play_MCC_Production_Photo_2017_143.MaameYaa Boafo and Zainab Jah in 'School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play' at MCC Theater (photo by Joan Marcus)_HR.jpg — MaameYaa Boafo and Zainab Jah Joan Marcus

School_Girls;_Or,_the_African_Mean_Girls_Play_MCC_Production_Photo_2017_493.Mirirai Sithole, Abena Mensah-Bonsu, and Paige Gilbert in 'School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play' at MCC Theater (photo by Joan Marcus)_HR.jpg — Mirirai Sithole, Abena Mensah-Bonsu, and Paige Gilbert Joan Marcus

Directed by Tony Award winner Rebecca Taichman, the play centers around 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.

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