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Thu, 03 Dec, 2026 at 07:30 pm UTC-05:00

Jaja's African Hair Braiding - Staged Reading

  • 303 E Kearsley St, Flint, MI, United States, Michigan 48502 · Flint
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Jaja's African Hair Braiding - Staged Reading
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Join Theatre & Dance for a stage reading of JaJa's African Hair Braiding by Jocelyn Bioh, directed by Janet Haley.
Straight from a twice-extended Broadway run, making its Regional Premiere. Welcome into Jaja’s, a bustling Harlem hotspot where West African immigrant braiders work their magic on the locals’ locks. Amidst the lively buzz of a scorching summer day, pull up a chair with Marie, Bea, Miriam, Aminata, and Ndidi as love blossoms, dreams flourish, and secrets are revealed. But uncertainty simmers below the surface, and this tight-knit community must confront what it means to be an outsider on the edge of the place they call home. Written by Tony-nominated Ghanaian-American playwright Jocelyn Bioh (School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play) and directed by Chicago’s own award-winning director Whitney White, this laugh-out-loud comedic gem “is equally affecting as it is hilarious,” hails Entertainment Weekly.
Thursday, December 3, 2026
7:30 PM
University Center Kiva
Please plan to RSVP: https://forms.gle/1qCbjoKmNTwYALMK9
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303 E Kearsley St, Flint, MI, United States, Michigan 48502

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