Nollywood Dreams

Nollywood Dreams by Jocelyn Bioh

Comedy/Romance

September 28 – November 4, 2023

Tickets: $15 – $125

Est. run time: 1 hour, 40 minutes. No intermission.

Closed November 4th, 2023
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Final performance: November 4, 2023

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Nollywood Dreams

Name: Nollywood Dreams Tickets
Brand: San Francisco Playhouse
Rating: 4.8 (121 reviews)

By Jocelyn Bioh

Directed by Margo Hall

REVIEWS

“Nollywood Dreams delivers! … Funny through and through with a superb cast and script.” Steve Murray, Broadway World

“Your fairy tale ending awaits! Nollywood Dreams is for you.” Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle

“Winning formula brings laugh-out-loud humor, dynamite acting, and the reminder of the perseverance needed to achieve a dream.” Patricia L. Morin, Theatrius

“Nollywood Dreams is exactly the feel-good antidote we need today.” Susan Dunn and Barry Willis, Aisle Seat Review

PLAY DETAILS

It’s the nineties in Lagos, and aspiring ingenue Ayamma yearns for the glitz and glamor of movie stardom, landing an audition with Nollywood’s hottest director seeking a fresh face. Between fights with the resident diva and igniting sparks with Nigeria’s “Sexiest Man Born,” Ayamma’s dreams of leaving her travel agency job behind for a thrilling life might just come true.

PHOTOS

Dede (Brittany Nicole Sims) reads celebrity gossip to a skeptical Ayamma (Angel Adedokun) in San Francisco Playhouse's "Nollywood Dreams," performing September 28 - November 4, 2023.

Ayamma (Angel Adedokun) works at her parents' travel agency in San Francisco Playhouse's "Nollywood Dreams," performing September 28 - November 4, 2023.

Nigerian film director Gbenga (Tre’Vonne Bell) dishes on a talk show in San Francisco Playhouse's "Nollywood Dreams," performing September 28 - November 4, 2023.

Talk show host Adenikeh (Tanika Baptiste) interviews Nigerian film director Gbenga (Tre’Vonne Bell) in San Francisco Playhouse's "Nollywood Dreams," performing September 28 - November 4, 2023.

Adenikeh (Tanika Baptiste), the Oprah of Lagos, dishes on her talk show in San Francisco Playhouse's "Nollywood Dreams," performing September 28 - November 4, 2023.

Dede (Brittany Nicole Sims) is concerned about Ayamma's (Angel Adedokun) acting abilities in San Francisco Playhouse's "Nollywood Dreams," performing September 28 - November 4, 2023.

Wale (Jordan Covington) dances on Adenikeh's (Tanika Baptiste) talk show in San Francisco Playhouse's "Nollywood Dreams," performing September 28 - November 4, 2023.

Ayamma (Angel Adedokun) is starstruck as she meets Wale (Jordan Covington) and Gbenga (Tre'Vonne Bell) in San Francisco Playhouse's "Nollywood Dreams," performing September 28 - November 4, 2023.

Sparks fly between Ayamma (Angel Adedokun) and Wale (Jordan Covington) in San Francisco Playhouse's "Nollywood Dreams," performing September 28 - November 4, 2023.
Photo Credit: Jessica Palopoli — Sparks fly between Ayamma (Angel Adedokun) and Wale (Jordan Covington) in San Francisco Playhouse's "Nollywood Dreams," performing September 28 - November 4, 2023. Photo Credit: Jessica Palopoli

Dede (Brittany Nicole Sims) and Ayamma (Angel Adedokun) greet Wale (Jordan Covington) at the studio in San Francisco Playhouse's "Nollywood Dreams," performing September 28 - November 4, 2023.

Ayamma (Angel Adedokun) gets to know Wale (Jordan Covington) in San Francisco Playhouse's "Nollywood Dreams," performing September 28 - November 4, 2023.

Ayamma (Angel Adedokun) bursts into the audition room as Gbenga (Tre'Vonne Bell), Fayola (Anna Marie Sharpe), and Wale (Jordan Covington) discuss casting in San Francisco Playhouse's "Nollywood Dreams," performing September 28 - November 4, 2023.

Fayola (Anna Marie Sharpe) and Gbenga (Tre'Vonne Bell) watch as Ayamma (Angel Adedokun) and Wale (Jordan Covington) perform a scene in San Francisco Playhouse's "Nollywood Dreams," performing September 28 - November 4, 2023.

Ayamma (Angel Adedokun) receives a call while working with her sister Dede (Brittany Nicole Sims) at their parents' travel agency in San Francisco Playhouse's "Nollywood Dreams," performing September 28 - November 4, 2023.

Aspiring actor Ayamma (Angel Adedokun) auditions for director Gbenga (Tre'Vonne Bell) in competition with resident diva Fayola (Anna Marie Sharpe) in San Francisco Playhouse's "Nollywood Dreams," performing September 28 - November 4, 2023.

The cast and crew of San Francisco Playhouse's "Nollywood Dreams," performing September 28 - November 4, 2023.

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Angel Adedokun*
Ayamma Okafor
Rotimi Agbabiaka*
Television Announcer/Movie Trailer Voice
Tanika Baptiste*
Adenikeh
Tre'Vonne Bell*
Gbenga Ezie
Jordan Covington
Wale Owusu
Anna Marie Sharpe*
Fayola Ogunleye
Brittany Nicole Sims
Dede Okafor
Asia Jackson
U/S: Dede Okafor, U/S: Adenikeh
Jarielle Jeffrey
U/S: Ayamma Okafor, U/S: Fayola Ogunleye
Terrance Austin Smith*
U/S: Gbenga Ezie, U/S: Wale Owusu

THE CREATIVE TEAM

Jocelyn Bioh
PLAYWRIGHT
Margo Hall
DIRECTOR
Bill English
SCENIC DESIGNER
Jasmine Milan Williams
COSTUME DESIGNER
Kevin Myrick
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Ray Archie
SOUND DESIGNER
Heidi Button
PROPERTIES DESIGNER
Sarah Phykitt
PROJECTIONS DESIGNER
Adam Elder Montanaro
VIDEOGRAPHER
Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe
DIALECT COACH
Nkeiruka Oruche
CULTURAL & COSTUME CONSULTANT
Jeunee Simon
INTIMACY CHOREOGRAPHER
Rotimi Agbabiaka
CULTURAL CONSULTANT
Leigh Rondon-Davis
DRAMATURG
Leigh Rondon-Davis, Casting Collective
CASTING DIRECTOR
Anina Baker, Casting Collective
CASTING ASSOCIATE

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

JOCELYN BIOH is an award winning Ghanaian-American writer/performer from New York City. Her written works for theatre include: MERRY WIVES (Public Theater/Shakespeare in the Park, PBS Great Performances), NOLLYWOOD DREAMS (MCC Theater), GODDESS the musical (Berkeley Rep; Upcoming: Shakespeare Theatre Company in D.C. Spring of 2023) and the multi award winning SCHOOL GIRLS; OR THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY which was originally produced at MCC Theater in 2017/2018 and has gone on to have over 50 regional productions in the USA.

She will make her Broadway debut as a playwright with the World Premiere of JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING at Manhattan Theatre Club in the Fall of 2023. She is a former TOW playwriting fellow (2017) and has been commissioned by MTC, Atlantic Theater Co., Williamstown Theatre Festival and Second Stage. Jocelyn has also written for TV on RUSSIAN DOLL, Spike Lee’s SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT, the upcoming Hulu series TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS, the upcoming new Star Wars series THE ACOLYTE and is also writing the live screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical ONCE ON THIS ISLAND for Disney+. She was the 2022 recipient of the Outstanding Adaptation Drama Desk Award.

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