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Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of MCC's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY

By: Nov. 17, 2017
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MCC Theater presents the second show of its 2017-18 season: the World Premiere of School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play, written by 2017-18 Tow Playwright-in-Residence Jocelyn Bioh, and directed by Tony winner Rebecca Taichman.

The cast features Nabiyah Be (Black Panther, Hadestown), MaameYaa Boafo(Untamed), Paige Gilbert (Street Children), Obie Award winner Zainab Jah(Eclipsed), Nike Kadri (The Death of the Last Black Man...), Abena Mensah-Bonsu (Ragtime on Ellis Island), Mirirai Sithole (The Death of the Last Black Man...), and Lortel Award nominee Myra Lucretia Taylor (Familiar).

In School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play, Paulina, the reigning Queen Bee at Ghana's most exclusive boarding school, has her sights set on the Miss Universe pageant. But the mid-year arrival of Ericka, a new student with undeniable talent and beauty, captures the attention of the pageant recruiter--and Paulina's hive-minded friends. This buoyant and biting comedy explores the universal similarities (and glaring differences) facing teenage girls across the globe. How far would you go to be queen bee?

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The cast of SCHOOL GIRLS

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of MCC's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY  Image
The cast of SCHOOL GIRLS

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of MCC's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY  Image
The cast of SCHOOL GIRLS

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of MCC's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY  Image
The cast of SCHOOL GIRLS

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of MCC's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY  Image
Jocelyn Bioh

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of MCC's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY  Image
Jocelyn Bioh

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of MCC's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY  Image
Jocelyn Bioh, Rebecca Taichman

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of MCC's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY  Image
Jocelyn Bioh, Rebecca Taichman

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Rebecca Taichman

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Rebecca Taichman

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MaameYaa Boafo

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of MCC's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY  Image
MaameYaa Boafo

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Myra Lucretia Taylor

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of MCC's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY  Image
Myra Lucretia Taylor

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of MCC's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY  Image
Zainab Jah

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of MCC's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY  Image
Zainab Jah

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Mirirai Sithol

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of MCC's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY  Image
Mirirai Sithol

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Paige Gilbert

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Paige Gilbert

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Nike Kadri

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of MCC's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY  Image
Nike Kadri

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of MCC's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY  Image
Abena Mensah-Bonsu

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Abena Mensah-Bonsu

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Nabiyah Be

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Nabiyah Be

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Jocelyn Bioh, Rebecca Taichman, and the cast of SCHOOL GIRLS

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of MCC's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY  Image
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