Jocelyn Bioh: Three Plays

Jocelyn Bioh: Three Plays
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 213
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ISBN-10 : 9781350423367
ISBN-13 : 135042336X
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Jocelyn Bioh: Three Plays by : Jocelyn Bioh

"Ms. Bioh, a native New Yorker whose parents emigrated from Ghana in 1968, has made it her mission, theatrically and personally, to tell stories about African and African-American characters that buck expectation and defy stereotype." (New York Times) This first collection of plays from American contemporary playwright Jocelyn Bioh brings together a trilogy of celebrated work recently seen in New York and around the world. Merry Wives: Set in South Harlem, amidst a vibrant and eclectic community of West African immigrants, Merry Wives is a New York story about tricks of the heart. A raucous spinoff featuring the Bard's most beloved comic characters, this hilarious farce tells the story of the trickster Falstaff and the wily wives who outwit him in a new celebration of Black joy, laughter, and vitality. Nollywood Dreams: It's the nineties and in Lagos, Nigeria, the "Nollywood" film industry is exploding. Looking to make the first Nollywood film with Western crossover appeal, Gbenga Ezie, Nigeria's hottest director, has decided to host an open casting call for the female lead of his new romantic drama/thriller "The Comfort Zone." Casting for the film draws on more emotions than expected in this imagining of what the growing Nollywood film scene was like as it rose to become the phenomenon it is today. School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play: Paulina, the reigning queen bee at Ghana's most exclusive boarding school, has her sights set on the Miss Universe pageant. But the arrival of Ericka, a new student with undeniable talent and beauty, captures the attention of the pageant recruiter--and Paulina's hive-minded friends. This buoyant and biting comedy explores the universal similarities (and glaring differences) facing teenage girls across the globe. How far would you go to be queen bee?

Jocelyn Bioh

Jocelyn Bioh
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9781350423343
ISBN-13 : 1350423343
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis Jocelyn Bioh by : Jocelyn Bioh

"Three plays by celebrated American playwright Jocelyn Bioh, including international hits and a bold adaptation of Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor"--

Nollywood Dreams

Nollywood Dreams
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Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages : 68
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ISBN-10 : 9780822238652
ISBN-13 : 0822238659
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Nollywood Dreams by : Jocelyn Bioh

It’s the nineties and in Lagos, Nigeria, the “Nollywood” film industry is exploding. Ayamma dreams of leaving her job at her parents’ travel agency and becoming a star. When she auditions for a new film by Nigeria’s hottest director, tension flares with his former leading lady—as sparks fly with Nollywood’s biggest heartthrob

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 97
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ISBN-10 : 9781350407213
ISBN-13 : 1350407216
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play by : Jocelyn Bioh

1986. Ghana's prestigious Aburi Girls Boarding School. Queen Bee Paulina and her crew excitedly await the arrival of the Miss Ghana pageant recruiter. It's clear that Paulina is in top position to take the title until her place is threatened by Ericka – a beautiful and talented new transfer student. As the friendship group's status quo is upended, who will be chosen for Miss Ghana and at what cost? Bursting with hilarity and joy, this award-winning comedy explores the universal similarities (and glaring differences) facing teenage girls around the world. This edition is published to coincide with the UK premiere at the Lyric Theatre, Hampstead, in June 2023.

Everybody

Everybody
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Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages : 59
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ISBN-10 : 9780822237228
ISBN-13 : 0822237229
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Everybody by : Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

This modern riff on the fifteenth-century morality play Everyman follows Everybody (chosen from amongst the cast by lottery at each performance) as they journey through life’s greatest mystery—the meaning of living.

Gnit

Gnit
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Publisher : Theatre Communications Group
Total Pages : 59
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ISBN-10 : 9781559367899
ISBN-13 : 155936789X
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis Gnit by : Will Eno

“The marvel of Mr. Eno’s new version is how closely it tracks the original while also being, at every moment and unmistakably, a Will Eno play. After climbing the craggy peaks of Ibsen’s daunting play, Mr. Eno has brought down from its dizzying heights a surprising crowd-pleasing (if still strange) work.” — Charles Isherwood, New York Times “Gnit is classic Will Eno. By that I mean I was thrilled by it.” — Kris Vire, TimeOut Chicago “If ever a play made me want to be a better person, this is it.” — Bob Fischbach, Omaha World-Herald Peter Gnit, a funny enough, but so-so specimen of humanity, makes a lifetime of bad decisions on the search for his True Self. This is a rollicking yet cautionary tale about (among other things) how the opposite of love is laziness. Gnit is a faithful, unfaithful and willfully American misreading of Henrik Ibsen’s Peer Gynt (a nineteenth-century Norwegian play), written by Will Eno, who has never been to Norway. Will Eno’s most recent plays include The Open House (Signature Theatre, New York, 2014; Obie Award, Lucille Lortel Award for Best Play) and The Realistic Joneses (Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, 2012; Broadway, 2014). His play Middletown received the Horton Foote Prize and Thom Pain (based on nothing) was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize. Mr. Eno lives Brooklyn.

The Burn

The Burn
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Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages : 82
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ISBN-10 : 9780822239765
ISBN-13 : 0822239760
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis The Burn by : Philip Dawkins

Mercedes is an outsider. Tara makes sure she knows it. When a high school production of The Crucible forces them together, tensions escalate into acts of bullying—both online and IRL. THE BURN explores what happens to a teacher and his students when a classroom conflict turns into an online witch hunt.

Dictionary of National Biography

Dictionary of National Biography
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Total Pages : 1470
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015081193792
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Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Dictionary of National Biography by : Sir Leslie Stephen