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JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING

Name: JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING
Start: 2023-09-12T00:00:00
End: 2023-11-19T23:59:00
Location: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

MTC

Run Dates

2023.09.12 ~ 2023.11.19

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

Awards

Tony Awards2024

Best Play

Jocelyn Bioh

Nominee

Tony Awards2024

Best Play

Jocelyn Bioh

Nominee

Tony Awards2024

Best Play

Jocelyn Bioh

Nominee

About the show

WORLD PREMIERE This dazzling world premiere welcomes you into Jaja’s bustling hair braiding shop in Harlem where every day, a lively and eclectic group of West African immigrant hair braiders are creating masterpieces on the heads of neighborhood women. During one sweltering summer day, love will blossom, dreams will flourish and secrets will be revealed. The uncertainty of their circumstances simmers below the surface of their lives and when it boils over, it forces this tight-knit community to confront what it means to be an outsider on the edge of the place they call home. This extraordinary new play is by the award winning Ghanaian-American playwright Jocelyn Bioh (School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play) and will be directed by Obie winner Whitney White (Our Dear Dead Drug Lord).

Creatives

Jocelyn Bioh

Playwright/Author

Jocelyn Bioh

Playwright/Author

Details

CREATIVE TEAM Jocelyn Bioh Playwright Whitney White Director Madison Wells Live Producing Partner LaChanze Producing Partner Taraji P. Henson Producing Partner David Zinn Scenic Design Dede Ayite Costume Design Jiyoun Chang Lighting Design Justin Ellington Original Music & Sound Design Stefania Bulbarella Video Design Nikiya Mathis Hair & Wig Design Dawn-Elin Fraser Dialect & Vocal Coach Melanie J. Lisby Production Stage Manager Monét Thibou Stage Manager CAST Brittany Adebumola Miriam Maechi Aharanwa Ndidi Rachel Christopher Jennifer, u/s Chrissy/Michelle/LaNiece Kalyne Coleman Chrissy/Michelle/LaNiece Somi Kakoma Jaja Lakisha May Vanessa/Radia/Sheila Nana Mensah Aminata Michael Oloyede James/Sock Man/DVD Man/Jewelry Man Dominique Thorne Marie Zenzi Williams Bea Victoire Charles u/s Bea, Jaja, Jennifer Onye Eme-Akwari u/s James/Sock Man/DVD Man/Jewelry Man Abigail C. Onwunali u/s Ndidi, Aminata, Vanessa/Radia/Sheila Morgan Scott u/s Miriam, Marie production photo ©Matthew Murphy

Where it's been performed

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

New York

United States

New York

United States

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