BroadwayWorld Shares Preview Clip of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play Ahead of Broadway Opening
Jocelyn Bioh’s play School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play is preparing for its Broadway opening at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on September 28. Whitney White directs the production, and BroadwayWorld has released an exclusive scene. The story centers on Paulina, the dominant student at Aburi Girls Boarding School, as she pursues the 1986 Miss Ghana pageant and faces a new transfer student from America.
Jocelyn Bioh wrote School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, and Whitney White directs the Broadway production. It is scheduled to open at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on September 28.
BroadwayWorld has shared a preview clip ahead of that opening. The narrative focuses on Paulina, the top student at Aburi Girls Boarding School, as she competes for the 1986 Miss Ghana pageant and meets a transfer student from America.
The Broadway arrival of this play could draw wider attention to stories about adolescent girls, school hierarchies, and pageant culture, particularly among audiences who rarely see African boarding-school settings on mainstream stages. It may create opportunities for performers and creatives involved, and could prompt theatergoers to reflect on belonging and competition. Its impact will likely depend on reception, but the production may add to ongoing conversations about whose stories reach Broadway.