Bring one of Broadway’s most acclaimed productions into your classroom for free.
Two weeks only: November 2–13, 2026.
High school classrooms around the world are invited to experience Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, currently running on Broadway.
Give your students the opportunity to experience exceptional professional theatre, develop their own interpretations, and discover how their perspectives compare with those of young people in communities beyond their own.
About the play: Becoming Miss Ghana 1986 would mean fame, fortune, and prosperity. At least, that’s what Paulina—the queen bee of Aburi Girls Boarding School—believes. When the pageant recruiter comes to school, Paulina and her crew pull out all the stops. But to their surprise, a new transfer student from America kicks the competition into a higher, far more personal gear. Deeply relevant to young people, the play explores beauty, belonging, and the forces that shape how we view ourselves and treat one another. The running time is approximately 85 minutes with no intermission.
Register your classroom for free access to:
🎭 A high-quality video recording of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play by Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Whitney White
✍️ Classroom-ready activities that spark interpretation, creative thinking, and meaningful discussion
🌎️ An opportunity for students to discover perspectives from young people in other communities experiencing and interpreting the same play
Please note that this play is performed in English and all educational materials will be provided in English.
Content Advisory: This production contains strong language, bullying (including related to body size, weight, and eating), and blood and mild gore.
Questions? Please email [email protected].
- Please download and read the full Watch Weeks License and Terms of Use.
- Registration will close on November 5, 2026.
- We are unable to accept registrations from institutions in any country under U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions programs.
- We are unable to provide the script to the play. It is available for purchase in the commercial marketplace.
- MTC provides classroom activities and access to the performance recording to high school classrooms at no cost only between November 2–13, 2026.
- The classroom activities and supplemental materials will be provided via email beginning October 23, 2026.
- The performance recording link and password will be emailed to registered teachers beginning October 30, 2026.
- Performance recordings may be viewed only during in-class instruction in classrooms or assembly spaces on your campus.
- The performance recording may not be downloaded, screen recorded, or captured using any type of recording device.
- Viewing credentials may not be shared with students for individual viewing at home.
- No admission fees of any kind may be charged for viewing the performance recording.
- Participation in Watch Weeks does not confer any rights to produce the play under study.
- The performance may not be used as the artistic, directorial, or production design basis for a class or school production of the play under study.
- Teachers are required to complete and submit a usage survey during the week of November 16, 2026.