What would you do to remain Queen Bee?

Orignial New York production is nominated for Outstanding Play at the 2018 Drama Desk Awards!

After a stellar run off-Broadway last fall, Jocelyn Bioh's critically acclaimed Schoolgirls; or, The African Mean Girls Play heads West this coming September! Directed by Tony winner Rebecca Taichman (Indecent, Time and the Conways), Schoolgirls; or, The African Mean Girls Play explores the similarities that all young girls face across the globe, as well as showcasing the glaring differences.

First produced in 2016 for The New Black Fest initiative, Bioh's witty play unearths stories within the black experience that doesn't comply with the stereotype of starvation, poverty or hardship. Set to make a welcome return to New York this fall, Bioh and Taichman bring this entertaining and eye-opening production to LA audiences as it opens the Center Theater Group's 2018/2019 season at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

What's Schoolgirls; or, The African Mean Girls Play about?

When the beautiful but malicious queen bee of Ghana's most prestigious boarding school, Paulina, harbors desires to enter (and win) the Miss Universe pageant, she finds competition from an unlikely newcomer, Erika. To Paulina's outrage Erika no only turns her hive minded friends heads but also grabs the attention of the pageant recruiter...