School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls (2019)
Produced by
Nightwood Theatre and Obsidian Theatre Company
Playwright: Jocelyn Bioh
Director: Nina Lee Aquino
Venue
The Alexander Street Chamber Theatre
Run
March 5th, 2019 – March 24th, 2019
Synopsis
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. Jocelyn Bioh’s 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? (obsidiantheatre.com)
Cast
| Akosua Amo-Adem | Headmistress Francis |
| Allison Edwards-Crewe | Eloise Amponsah |
| Melissa Eve Langdon | Ericka Boafo |
| Bria McLaughlin | Mercy |
| Tatyana Mitchell | Nana |
| Natasha Mumba | Paulina Sarpong |
| Rachel Mutombo | Ama |
| Emerjade Simms | Gifty |
| Reza Jacobs | American TV Host |
| Tawiah Ben M’carthy | Ghanaian TV Announcer |
Creative Team
| Jocelyn Bioh | Playwright |
| Nina Lee Aquino | Director |
| Rachel Forbes | Set Designer |
| Michelle Ramsay | Lighting Designer |
| Joanna Yu | Costume Designer |
| Reza Jacobs | Sound Designer |
| Reza Jacobs | Composer |
| Tawiah Ben M’carthy | Assistant Director |
| Tawiah Ben M’carthy | Movement Director |
Production
| Emilie Aubin | Stage Manager |
| Ada Aguilar | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Chantelle Zoelene Laliberte | Head of Wardrobe |
| Vanessa Janiszewski | Head of Properties |
| Richard Stewart | Dialect Coach |
| Alanna McConnell | Production Manager |
| Rebecca Vandevelde | Production Manager |
| Richard Lee | Fight Director |
| Akosua Amo-Adem | Fight Captain |
| Allison Edwards-Crewe | Fight Captain |
| Victoria Laberge | Public Relations |
| Seowon Bang | Graphic Designer |
| Cesar Ghisilieri | Photography |
| Chantelle Zoelene Laliberte | Shoes |
| Marlee Bygate | Cutter / Stitcher |
| Geoff Hughes | Cutter / Stitcher |
| Michelle Connolly | Cutter / Stitcher |
| Erin Huitema | Cutter / Stitcher |
| Ellie Furtney | Cutter / Stitcher |
| Janet Pym | Cutter / Stitcher |
| Slone McGowan | Video |
| Ali Jbara Al Daradji | Video |
