Lights! Camera! Meet the Cast of Jocelyn Bioh's New Off-Broadway Play Nollywood Dreams

Nollywood Dreams, a new play by Jocelyn Bioh making its world premiere, will begin previews on March 19 and open on April 13 at the off-Broadway Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space. Directed by Saheem Ali, Nollywood Dreams is set in 1990s Lagos, Nigeria, where the Nollywood film industry is on the rise. The play centers on aspiring actress Ayamma (Sandra Okuboyejo), who auditions for a hotshot Nigerian director (Charlie Hudson III) and gets caught in a love triangle between the country's celebrated leading lady Fayola (Emana Rachelle) and heartthrob Wale (Ade Otukoya). Bioh's hit play School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, was also produced by MCC. On February 28, the cast and creatives met the press at MCC Theater and posed for photos.