SCHOOL GIRLS

OR THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY

Box Office: 612-822-7063

How far would you go to be queen bee?
 

The reigning queen bee at Ghana’s most exclusive boarding school has her sights set on the Miss Ghana Pageant. But a new student captures the attention of the pageant recruiter - and the previously hive-minded students. Award-winning playwright Jocelyn Bioh’s buoyant and biting comedy explores the universal similarities (and glaring differences) facing teenage girls across the globe.
 

WINNER OF A 2018 LORTEL AWARD
NEW YORK TIMES CRITIC’S PICK
2018 DRAMA DESK AWARD WINNER

BLACK NETWORKING NIGHTS
March 29 & April 12

Join the Jungle Theater in celebrating School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play during our Black Networking nights on March 29 and April 12. Enjoy a discounted ticket to the performance, a free drink, and a chance to chat and mingle in the Jungle lobby.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20.

To take advantage of this offer, use offer code NETWORKNIGHT in person or over the phone.

Make sure to stop by the Box Office on your way into the theater to pick up your free drink ticket!

RUNTIME: 73 minutes, no intermission

MARCH 16 - APRIL 14, 2019

by Jocelyn Bioh
directed by Shá Cage

runtime: TBA
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Tuesday – Saturday 7:30 p.m.
Sunday 2 & 7:30 p.m.

Audio Described & ASL Interpreted
April 4, 7:30 p.m.

PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY

PC: Dan Norman Photography

REVIEWS

"The performances are authentic and infused with joy . . . A powerful work."
-STAR TRIBUNE

"Thanks to the Jungle Theater for continuing to bring us new plays, especially ones by new exciting voices that we need to hear; stories about women, about people of color, about people in other countries who live lives very different from our own, but with whom we share commonalities of being human."
-CHERRY & SPOON

“Bioh’s script is hilarious and a searing takedown over the ideals that can cause young women to tear each other apart, and provides keen insights into the vicious cycle of bullying and judgmental behavior."
-MPLS/ST. PAUL MAGAZINE

"With the remount of “The Wolves” and this production of “Mean Girls,” the Jungle is dipping more than a toe into the teen-female experience this season. Good for them. And good for us."
-TWIN CITIES PIONEER PRESS

"School Girls is yet another wonderful production that reinforces Jungle Theater’s commitment to women and marginalized stories. I have been privileged to see much of the Jungle’s programming this year, and Sarah Rasmussen's curatorial vision for the company is clear, immediate, and deeply compelling."
-MINNESOTA PLAYLIST

CAST 

CREATIVE TEAM

Director
Shá Cage (She/Her)

Set design
Seitu Jones (He/Him)

Costume Design
JACQUELINE ADDISON (She/Her)

Lighting Design
KARIN OLSON (She/Her)

Sound design
KATHARINE HOROWITZ (She/Her)

Scenic Design Assistant
BIANCA JANINE PETTIS (She/Her)

Dialect Consultant
GRACE BEDU (She/Her)

Voice Coach
MEGAN M. BURNS (She/Her)

Stage Manager/Properties
JOHN NOVAK (He/Him)

Directing Apprentice
JAVARI HORNE (She/Her)

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