School Girls;
Or, The African Mean Girls Play
Lucille Lortel Theatre
Previews Began: November 2, 2017
Opening Night: November 16, 2017
Closing Night: December 9, 2018
Closed from January 1, 2018 - October 16, 2018
Playwright: Jocelyn Bioh
Paulina, the reigning Queen Bee at Ghana’s most exclusive boarding school, has her sights set on the Miss Universe pageant. But the arrival of Ericka, a new student with undeniable talent and beauty, captures the attention of the pageant recruiter – and Paulina’s hive-minded friends.
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Nabiyah Be Ericka Boafo
MaameYaa Boafo Paulina Sarpong
Paige Gilbert Gifty
Zainab Jah Eloise Amponsah
Nike Kadri Ama
Abena Mensah-Bonsu Nana
Mirirai Sithole Mercy
Myra Lucretia Taylor Headmistress Francis
REPLACEMENTS
Latoya Edwards Ama
Joanna A. Jones Ericka Boafo
Zenzi Williams Eloise Amponsah
Understudies: Emelia Asiedu (Ama/Gifty/Mercy/Nana), Courtney Jamison (Ericka Boafo)