What’s whippin’, Wildcats?! This Friday, March 8 (TOMORROW!), Ebony Theatre will be hosting a trip to the Kansas City Repertory Theatre to see their production of “School Girls; Or An African Mean Girls” written by Jocelyn Bioh and currently featuring K-State Theater Alumna, Shon Ruffin (see synopsis below)! We would love for other students to have the opportunity to go with us, so we are extending an invitation to YOU! Though the cost of the show will be covered by Ebony Theatre, we are asking that students who wish to join us find their own way to Kansas City (a few of the board members will be driving up, so don’t hesitate to reach out if you need a ride!). If you have any questions or would like to join us, please email Kenedi Kelley, krkelley96@ksu.edu. We plan to meet in front of Nichols Hall for a head count at 5:15pm and break off to see the 8pm show! We hope to see you there!
Synopsis
Paulina is the reigning Queen Bee at Ghana’s most exclusive boarding school, who has her sights set on the Miss Universe pageant. But the mid-year addition of Ericka, a student newly-arrived from America with undeniable talent and beauty, captures the attention of both the pageant recruiter and Paulina’s teenage “squad.” Jocelyn Bioh’s hilarious re-imagining of the Mean Girls story is at once joyful and heartbreaking, bitingly funny and poignant – a loving exploration of the real lives of young African women trying to negotiate the confusion of Western beauty ideals.