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School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play is appropriate for ages 12 and up. It contains profanity and discussions of racism and colorism. For more information contact the box office at 312.443.3800

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By Jocelyn Bioh, Directed by Lili-Anne Brown
“NONSTOP BELLY LAUGHS ALONG WITH A HELPING OF HEART” – Chicago Sun-Times

July 30 - Aug 29, 2021

in Goodman's

Albert
Theatre

Around
80 minutes with no intermission

School is back in session! This biting and buoyant comedy was playing to packed houses when our stages went dark—and you won't want to miss its triumphant return.
As the reigning queen bee at Ghana’s most exclusive boarding school sets her sights on the Miss Universe pageant, a new student unexpectedly changes the game. This “nasty-teen comedy, wonderfully refreshed and deepened” ( The New York Time s) spotlights the universal similarities—and glaring differences—of teenage girls around the globe.
Please note: Regardless of vaccination status, face coverings will be required for all patrons during performances of School Girls . In an effort to seat parties together and provide space between our guests, all tickets are available in groupings of 1, 2, 3 or 4 seats only. You must purchase all seats within a pod in order to checkout. Learn more at GoodmanTheatre.org/Protocols
The set of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play designed by Yu Shibagaki.
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play 2021 Trailer.

Director Lili-Anne Brown on the return on School Girls .

What is a mean girl? The cast of School Girls explains.

The cast of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play .
Photo by Flint Chaney.
Kyrie Courter (Ericka) and Ciera Dawn (Paulina Sarpong) in School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play .
Photo by Flint Chaney.
Tiffany Renee Johnson (Mercy), Kyrie Courter (Ericka), Adhana Reid (Ama) and Adia Alli (Gifty) in School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play .
Photo by Flint Chaney.
Tania Richard (Headmistress Francis) and Lanise Antoine Shelley (Eloise) in School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play .
Photo by Flint Chaney.
The cast of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play .
Photo by Flint Chaney.
Tiffany Renee Johnson (Mercy) and Adia Alli (Gifty) in School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play .
The set of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play designed by Yu Shibagaki.
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play 2021 Trailer.

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play 2021 Trailer.

Director Lili-Anne Brown on the return on School Girls .

What is a mean girl? The cast of School Girls explains.

The cast of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play .
Photo by Flint Chaney.
Kyrie Courter (Ericka) and Ciera Dawn (Paulina Sarpong) in School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play .
Photo by Flint Chaney.
Tiffany Renee Johnson (Mercy), Kyrie Courter (Ericka), Adhana Reid (Ama) and Adia Alli (Gifty) in School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play .
Photo by Flint Chaney.
Tania Richard (Headmistress Francis) and Lanise Antoine Shelley (Eloise) in School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play .
Photo by Flint Chaney.
The cast of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play .
Photo by Flint Chaney.
Tiffany Renee Johnson (Mercy) and Adia Alli (Gifty) in School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play .
The set of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play designed by Yu Shibagaki.
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Contact the box office at 312.443.3800 (12noon - 5pm, daily).
“ School Girls delivers nonstop belly laughs along with a helping of heart”
"It's back in all its hilarious and heartbreaking live glory"
"The first show back...is an excellent match for the moment"
“A must-see for school girls, mean girls, and all people, everywhere”
The cast was phenomenal...funny with a great message.
Thanks for making us feel safe & welcome - and making us laugh!
Fantastic play!!!! So funny and heartwarming, and the ladies performed beautifully. 🙌🏾♥️🔥

Jocelyn Bioh

Playwright

Lili-Anne Brown

Director

Adia Alli

Gifty

Kyrie Courter

Ericka Boafo

Ashley Crowe

Nana

Ciera Dawn

Paulina Sarpong

Tiffany Renee Johnson

Mercy

Adhana Reid

Ama

Tania Richard

Headmistress Francis

Lanise Antoine Shelley

Eloise Amponsah

Rory Furey-King

Understudy

Eben K. Logan

Understudy

Maya Vinice Prentiss

Understudy

Shariba Rivers

Understudy

Breon Arzell

Voiceover

Niko Kourtis

Voiceover

Yu Shibagaki

Set Designer

Samantha C. Jones

Costume Designer

Jason Lynch

Lighting Designer

Justin Ellington

Sound Designer

Alden J. Vasquez

Production Stage Manager

Caitlin Body

Stage Manager

Lauren Port

Casting

Fatima Sowe

Dramaturg

Phyllis E. Griffin

Voice & Dialect Coach

Cheretta Hill-Botchwey

Dance Consultant

Am'Ber D. Montgomery

Asst. Director

Join us for any of the following accessible performances.
Questions? Please contact 312.443.3800 (voice), 312.443.3829 (TTY/TDD) or email Access@GoodmanTheatre.org .
Touch Tour* and Audio-Described Performance Saturday, August 21 12:30pm Touch Tour & 2pm Performance
American Sign Language-Interpreted Performance Friday, August 27 at 8pm
Open-Captioned Performance Saturday, August 28 at 2pm
*Touch Tours for the 2021/2022 Season will not have access to the stage due to current health and safety protocols, but will feature alternate pre-show sensory introductions.
See what the characters of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play have to say about the quest to become queen bee.
A Brief History of Race and the Beauty Pageant
"I n School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play , the teenage characters pine to win the Miss Global Universe Pageant, 1986. In the midst of their youth and enthusiasm, these Ghanaian young women aren’t yet aware that they are entering into a system rigged against them. The beauty pageant, as we know it, was born out of the idea that being beautiful required white skin."
Goodman's 856 Seat Proscenium Main Stage
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WITH temperatures soaring in the UK, thanks to the current heatwave, the last thing people probably want to be doing is going to work or school.
And one schoolgirl thought that 30 degree sunshine was the perfect excuse to try and get her mum to agree to let her have the day off school.
Her mum shared the hilarious text exchange to Facebook and the girl's reasoning for wanting to stay home sent fellow parents into hysterics.
Posting in group Family Lowdown Tips and Ideas, the mum revealed she was reluctant to let her daughter, named Martha, take the day off - especially so close to schools breaking up for summer - as she has two other children and felt she'd have to allow them to skip school too.
That didn't stop the girl from giving it a good go, as she sent a lengthy message and insisted her staying home would be a "win win situation" for everyone.
Sharing screengrabs of her daughter's text online, the mum wrote: "My daughter is with her dad this weekend. I just had to share the messages she sent me yesterday trying to persuade me to let her stay off school tomorrow!
"I also have two other children, so if I let her stay off, I’d have to let them stay off too. We have 6 weeks of all 3 being at home very soon, and I’m not mentally prepared for it just yet!"
Her daughter's text began: "Hii you know how your my favourite and i love you so much xx i think i should keep you company on monday and stay home from school (sic)."
Launching in to her reasons why, Martha continued: "And it's gonna be 30 degrees on monday and humans can die of hot weather and you don't rlly want me to dieing? soooo i think I should stay home (sic)."
She said it would be a "win win situation" for her mum as she wouldn't "die from the heat" and she'd be able to keep her mum company while she works.
Throwing in that she'd up her chores and "legit do anything", Martha not only offered to wash up twice in one week, cook tea, hoover, dust, mow the lawn and paint the decking, but even bring her mum home a Chinese takeaway.
Mum, however, wasn't falling for it and replied with an emoji with its thumb down.
Naturally, Martha asked why the answer was no - given the sweet deal she was prepared to make - and her mum had the best response by simply responding with the link to the official government advice on school absence.
The official guidelines state parents can be "prosecuted" and that schools and the local council can take legal action to enforce attendance if a child is missing "without good reason".
That was all it took for a shocked Martha to back down, as she simply replied: "omg."
Parents were loving the exchange and others joked they would be adopting the same approach as Martha's mum the next time their kids tried to wangle a day off.
"I am loving the reply with the gov website," said one mum who shared a series of crying laughing emojis in response.
"The best bit is you send her one emoji in response to an essay!" posted another.
A third commented: "Your response. I'm dying! A woman after my own heart."
Other mums joked that the list of chores was enough to convince them, with one posting: "If she actually did all those chores that sounds like a pretty good deal for you to me!"
Another teased: "She can stay home at mine if she is willing to carry out that list of chores / tasks!!!!"
Martha's mum later shared an update and said that while she was a "mean mum" and sent her to school, it was Martha that had the last laugh as she was sent home to isolate until the end of the week when school finished for the year.
"Being the mean mum I am, I sent her to school. It’s had a text to say she has been in contact with a positive Covid case and has had to come home," the mum revealed.
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