At Jaja’s salon, stories are told, dramas unfold, jokes fly, and immaculate hairstyles tower. Tony-nominated Ghanaian-American playwright Jocelyn Bioh delivers us a love letter to the West African immigrants of New York’s Harlem in “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” a play the New York Times calls “hot and hilarious.”
Now, True Colors Theatre presents the play’s regional premiere as part of the company’s new residency at Southwest Arts Center in South Fulton.
“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” is on stage from Feb. 11 to March 9 at Southwest Arts. Director Ibi Owolabi and True Colors artistic director Jamil Jude recently joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes to share more about the play and its upcoming premiere.
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