As MCC Theater prepares to move into its new permanent home in midtown, the Off-Broadway company wraps up its tenure at the Lucille Lortel Theatre with a remount of School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play.
Jocelyn Bioh’s acclaimed comedy, directed by Tony winner Rebecca Taichman, begins performances October 16 ahead of an October 22 opening night.
Read: HOW MEAN GIRLS AND A DEARTH OF ROLES INSPIRED JOCELYN BIOH’S SCHOOL GIRLS
School Girls received a critically acclaimed world premiere from MCC last fall, marking actor and playwright Bioh's professional playwriting debut. The play tells a coming-of-age story set in an exclusive, all-girls boarding school in Ghana in the ‘80s.
Paulina, the reigning Queen Bee has her sights set on the Miss Universe pageant. But the arrival of new student Ericka captures the attention of the pageant recruiter and Paulina’s hive-minded friends.
Check out photos from the original Off-Broadway run of School Girls below.
Nike Kadri, Nabiyah Be, Paige Gilbert, and Mirirai Sithole in School Girls
As the newest Audrey in the hit Off-Broadway production, Monsoon was inspired by Ellen Green and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez.
Set in 1759, the piece centers on a young woman who has been sentenced to death and the 12 women who are tasked with verifying her pregnancy.
The 68th Annual Drama Desk Awards will be held June 10 at the Skirball Center.
Steven Skybell, Dakin Matthews, and more will be featured in the benefit, which is part of GTG's Project Shaw series.
The event will feature songs from musicals the Off-Broadway company has produced in its 35-year history.
The Titaníque co-writer and star will lead the cast as a woman trapped in a Golden Age Off-Broadway musical.
Whitney White is directing the Off-Broadway production.
Winners will be named May 13 with an awards ceremony set for May 23.
Lynn Nottage, Denis O'Hare, Justin David Sullivan, Jessica Hecht, and more attended the Will Davis-directed Signature production.
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