Overview
- School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play will begin performances September 8, 2026 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, directed by Whitney White.
- The Broadway staging reunites Jocelyn Bioh and Whitney White after MTC’s 2023 world premiere of Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.
- The production is being presented in association with Chase This Productions and Susan Kelechi Watson.
- Bioh’s play premiered Off-Broadway at MCC in 2017–2018 and has since seen extensive regional runs and a 2023 U.K. premiere.
- Off-Broadway, Nick Payne’s The Unbelievers will launch its American premiere October 13, 2026 at New York City Center Stage I under director Knud Adams, following a world premiere at London’s Royal Court Theatre.