School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

by Jocelyn Bioh
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
Author: Jocelyn Bioh
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2023-06-22
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1350407216
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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 edition is published to coincide with the UK premiere at the Lyric Theatre, Hampstead, in June 2023.

Mean Girls

by Nell Benjamin
Mean Girls
Author: Nell Benjamin
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2019-09-04
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781540042811
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Typescript, dated Rehearsal Draft April 7, 2018. Without music. Unmarked typescript of a musical that opened April 8, 2018, at the August Wilson Theatre, New York, N.Y., directed by Casy Nicholaw.

Nollywood Dreams

by Jocelyn Bioh
Nollywood Dreams
Author: Jocelyn Bioh
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2018-12-06
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0822238659
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It’s the nineties and in Lagos, Nigeria, the “Nollywood” film industry is exploding. Ayamma dreams of leaving her job at her parents’ travel agency and becoming a star. When she auditions for a new film by Nigeria’s hottest director, tension flares with his former leading lady—as sparks fly with Nollywood’s biggest heartthrob

BLKS

by Aziza Barnes
BLKS
Author: Aziza Barnes
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2020-07-14
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0822240696
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When shit goes down, your girls show up. Waking up to a shocking and personal health scare, Octavia and her best friends, June and Imani, go on a crusade to find intimacy and joy in a world that could give a fuck less about them or their feelings. This 24-hour blitz explores what it is to be a queer blk woman in 2015 New York, how we survive and save ourselves from ourselves.

The Burn

by Philip Dawkins
The Burn
Author: Philip Dawkins
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2019-05-22
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0822239760
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Mercedes is an outsider. Tara makes sure she knows it. When a high school production of The Crucible forces them together, tensions escalate into acts of bullying—both online and IRL. THE BURN explores what happens to a teacher and his students when a classroom conflict turns into an online witch hunt.

The Children

by Lucy Kirkwood
The Children
Author: Lucy Kirkwood
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2018-12-06
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0822237482
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Two retired nuclear scientists reside in an isolated cottage by the sea as the world around them crumbles. Together they are going to live forever on yogurt and yoga, until an old friend arrives with a frightening request.

The Call

by Tanya Barfield
The Call
Author: Tanya Barfield
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2014-03-17
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0822229951
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Annie and Peter decide to adopt, setting their sights on a child from Africa. But, when they receive surprising news from the adoption agency, their marriage is put to the test, secrets of the past are exposed, and this couple approaching midlife is left with an unexpected choice. Politically charged, funny and tack-sharp, THE CALL is a startling portrait of cultural divide, casting global issues into the heart of an American home.

Everybody

by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Everybody
Author: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 59
Release: 2018-06-18
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0822237229
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This modern riff on the fifteenth-century morality play Everyman follows Everybody (chosen from amongst the cast by lottery at each performance) as they journey through life’s greatest mystery—the meaning of living.

The Homecoming Queen

by Ngozi Anyanwu
The Homecoming Queen
Author: Ngozi Anyanwu
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2020-07-14
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 082223887X
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At fifteen years old, Kelechi left Nigeria for the United States, leaving her family and her culture behind. Fifteen years later, she is now a best-selling novelist and must return to Nigeria to care for her ailing father. Before she can say goodbye, however, she must relearn the traditions she had wiped from her memory. Kelechi’s homecoming soon becomes a head-on collision with her culture, trauma, family history, and the love of those who never forgot her.