School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play

Has anyone on here seen it? What are your thoughts? 

Does anyone think there's any hope for a Broadway transfer? 

Seeing this at the Kirk Douglas theater in L.A. during its September run there. Looking forward to it.

I enjoyed this show a lot, and I wish them nothing but the best! But yeah, I don't see this going to Broadway either. Not only do I worry about its commercial prospects (although admittedly the running cost would be very low) - I just don't think it needs to. Not every good play needs to run on Broadway; that isn't the ultimate measure of success. Two runs at MCC, a run in LA, a special Drama Desk for the cast, and likely a healthy licensing future, are not things to scoff at. In fact, I would argue that those achievements are more significant than a short run on Broadway and a couple of Tony nominations

If I'm wrong, and it does go to Broadway, I'll be very happy for them. Like I said, I wish them nothing but the best! 

BroadwayConcierge said: "OMG, this was SOOOOO good. Roaringly funny and deeply engrossing with a powerful message at the end. The cast fits like a glove and the play itself runs a brisk and breezy 75 minutes. If someone was between seeing this andMean Girlson Broadway, I'd go with this one in a heartbeat.

See this before it closes at the end of the month!"

The ending sent my mind and thoughts reeling.

 

School Girls is being filmed for PBS! How awesome!

http://www.playbill.com/article/jocelyn-biohs-school-girls-to-be-filmed-for-wnet-tv

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play will air on PBS this Friday, 8/16/19, at 9 p.m., with On the Exhale and Uncle Vanya to follow in upcoming weeks.

http://www.playbill.com/article/jocelyn-biohs-school-girls-and-more-set-broadcast-premiere-dates-on-pbs

I don't know where else it's going, but it's playing at the Berkeley Rep starting in March (2020).

It's playing at Pittsburgh Public Theater in November.

We aren't able to watch this in California, too bad.  Maybe it will air here one of these days.

I had planned to see this play live at the Berkeley Rep but Covid-19 got in the way of that. I was able to see a tech rehearsal that was filmed just before things were shut down in the SF Bay Area. It wasn't the ideal circumstances for the actors or the poor camera operator, but I was pleased both to support the theater and to see the play, which veers impressively from silly to serious in a tidy 80-minute running time. We learn a lot about these characters, and certainly Paulina and new rival Ericka, during that time. I was impressed with Jocelyn Bioh's ability to borrow familiar tropes and put them in a new context that is both entertaining, enlightening (pardon the pun), and heartbreaking. The actress playing Paulina, Akilah Walker, is particularly good as the play moves to its conclusion.