• On Broadway

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding

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).

  • Show Information

    Preview: September 12, 2023 Opening: October 3, 2013 Duration: TBA

    Group Information

    Group Minimum: 10

  • CAST

    Miriam: Brittany Adebumola Ndidi: Maechi Aharanwa Jennifer: Rachel Christopher Chrissy/Michelle/Laniece: Kalyne Coleman Jaja: Somi Kakoma Vanessa/Radia/Sheila: Lakisha May Aminata: Nana Mensah James & Others: Michael Oloyede Marie: Dominique Thorne Sista Bea: Zenzi Williams

    CREATIVE STAFF

    Written by: Jocelyn Bioh Director: Whitney White Set Designer: David Zinn Costume Designer: Dede Ayite Lighting Designer: Jiyoun Chang Sound Designer & Composer: Justin Ellington Video Designer: Stefania Bulbarella

  • SYNOPSIS

    This dazzling world premiere welcomes you into Jaja’s bustling hair braiding salon 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.
  • Playing at:
    The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
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