School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play 2026 Broadway Edition

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School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play

2026 Broadway Edition

Jocelyn Bioh

Drama / American / African American & Black

"A gleeful African makeover of an American genre" (NY Times - Critic's pick)

1986. Ghana's prestigious Aburi Girls Boarding School.

Queen Bee Paulina and her crew excitedly await the arrival of the Miss Ghana pageant recruiter. It's 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 group's 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 revised and updated edition of Tony Award-nominee Jocelyn Bioh's riotous coming of age play was published to coincide with the Broadway premiere in September 2026.

Jocelyn Bioh is a Ghanaian-American writer/performer from New York City. 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 Ladykiller's Love Story of which she conceived the story and wrote the libretto with music/lyrics by Cee Lo Green.

Publication Date: 08 September 2026
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Imprint: Methuen Drama
ISBN-13: 9781350679436
Format: Paperback softback
Page Count: 80
Weight (oz): 16.0

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