Photo Flash: First Look at MCC's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY

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?

Check out a first look at the cast in action below!

Photo Credit: Joan Marcus

Abena Mensah-Bonsu, Mirirai Sithole, and Paige Gilbert

MaameYaa Boafo and Zainab Jah

Myra Lucretia Taylor

Mirirai Sithole, Abena Mensah-Bonsu, and Paige Gilbert

Nike Kadri, Nabiyah Be, Paige Gilbert, Mirirai Sithole

MaameYaa Boafo

Nabiyah Be and Myra Lucretia Taylor