School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
By (Author) Jocelyn Bioh
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Methuen Drama
10th August 2023
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards)
812.6
Physical Properties
Paperback
96
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
Description
1986. Ghanas prestigious Aburi Girls Boarding School. Queen Bee Paulina and her crew excitedly await the arrival of the Miss Ghana pageant recruiter. Its clear that Paulina is in top position to take the title until her place is threatened by Ericka a beautiful and talented new transfer student. As the friendship groups status quo is upended, who will be chosen for Miss Ghana and at what cost Bursting with hilarity and joy, this award-winning comedy explores the universal similarities (and glaring differences) facing teenage girls around the world. This edition is published to coincide with the UK premiere at the Lyric Theatre, Hampstead, in June 2023.
Author Bio
Jocelyn Bioh is a Ghanaian-American writer/performer from New York City. NYC. Her acting credits include In the Blood (Signature Theatre, Drama Desk Nomination), Everybody (Signature Theatre, Lortel nomination); Men On Boats (Playwrights Horizons); An Octoroon (Soho Rep); Neighbors (The Public Theater); and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time which won the Tony Award for Best Play in 2015. Her plays include 2015 Kilroys List selection Nollywood Dreams which was presented in 2017 as part of The Cherry Lane Mentor Project, School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play (MCC Theater, 2017/18, Lortel Award, OCC John Gassner Award, Hull-Warriner Award, Drama Desk Nomination, Drama League Nomination, Off Broadway Alliance Nomination, Kilroys List 2016), African Americans (Ruby Prize Finalist 2011), Goddess (book writer) and The Ladykillers Love Story of which she conceived the story and wrote the libretto with music/lyrics by Cee Lo Green. She is a commissioned playwright with Manhattan Theatre Club, Atlantic Theater Company, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Second Stage Theater. She is a resident playwright at Lincoln Center and is a Tow Foundation Playwright-in-Residence with MCC Theater for 201718. BA in English and Theatre from Ohio State University and MFA in Playwriting.
