Ohio State Alumna’s Award-Winning Play ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ comes to Columbus

The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio’s production of Tony Award-winning play “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” written by Ohio State alumna Jocelyn Bioh, will take the stage in Studio One at the Riffe Center Thursday and will run through March 22. Bioh, an actress-turned-playwright, earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from Ohio State in 2005 before […]

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‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ Review: The Mark Taper Forum Has an Ensemble Comedy Rich and Rewarding Enough to Merit Extensions

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‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ Review: The Mark Taper Forum Has an Ensemble Comedy Rich and Rewarding Enough to Merit Extensions
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'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' Review Is Rich and Funny at Mark Taper

'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' is a rich, funny ensemble comedy that's made its way from Broadway to a terrific production at L.A.'s Mark Taper Forum.

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‘The Acolyte’ Writer Jocelyn Bioh Wins 2024 Horton Foote Prize
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Jocelyn Bioh, who wrote for 'The Acolyte' and 'Tiny Beautiful Things' has won the 2024 Horton Foote Prize for her play 'Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.'
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Jocelyn Bioh, who wrote for 'The Acolyte' and 'Tiny Beautiful Things' has won the 2024 Horton Foote Prize for her play 'Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.'

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‘The Acolyte’ Writer Jocelyn Bioh Wins 2024 Horton Foote Prize for Play, ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’
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Jocelyn Bioh Wins 2024 Horton Foote Prize

'The Acolyte' writer Jocelyn Bioh will be presented with 2024 Horton Foote Prize for her play 'Jaja’s African Hair Braiding' Oct. 7

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‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’s’ Jocelyn Bioh on Becoming the First Black Woman Playwright Nominated for a Tony: ‘It’s For Every Single Black Woman Who Has Put Pen to Paper’
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Tony Nominee Jocelyn Bioh on Writing Jaja's African Hair Braiding

'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' writer Jocelyn Bioh made history by becoming the first Black woman playwright nominated for a Tony award.

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'JaJa's African Hair Braiding' Review: Broadway Show On Black Spaces

Jocelyn Bioh's "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" is a celebration of Black women immigrants and sacred spaces.

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