It’s so much fun working with them.” The current 2024-25 theater season makes it 20 years since TAG made the commitment to include plays by African American playwrights on its schedule ...

It’s so much fun working with them.” The current 2024-25 theater season makes it 20 years since TAG made the commitment to include plays by African American playwrights on its schedule ; it ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (January 26, 2025) – On Jan. 14, Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier presented the Midwest premiere of “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” a comedy that enjoyed a twice-extended ...

The show takes place in a bustling Harlem hair braiding salon and takes the audience through a day in the life of the shop’s West African immigrant ... Tony Award-winning play that just made ...

Jaja’s African ... the play — a day-in-the-life tale of a Harlem beauty salon in New York — set off on a national tour. A local stop at Chicago Shakespeare Theater opens this week and ...

T Charles Erickson Share “Jaja’s African ... play — a day-in-the-life tale of a Harlem beauty salon in New York — set off on a national tour. A local stop at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ...

Set at a hair salon in Harlem in 2019, the play brings us into the daily concerns, quirks, crushes, comic clashes and community of the West African immigrant women who work in Jaja’s shop.

Sankofa African American Theatre Company, in collaboration with Penn State Harrisburg, will present The CALL of the CRUSADES, a compelling theatrical exploration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.' ...

Chicago Shakespeare hosted its opening night celebration for Jaja’s African Hair Braiding last ... With humor as rich as its characters, this play weaves hilarious moments with profound ...

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