“…something fascinating happens when the author, Jocelyn Bioh, a New York playwright and actor, applies those templates to the world of her parents, who emigrated from Ghana in 1968. The nasty-teen comedy genre emerges wonderfully refreshed and even deepened by its immersion in a world it never considered. The outline of “School Girls,” gleefully directed by Rebecca Taichman at the Lucille Lortel Theater, will seem both familiar and not…. But mostly and smartly, she trusts the form; there’s a reason these stories work.Ms. Taichman’s production highlights all of those reasons, which include the pleasure of put-downs but also of community. One of the production’s chief assets is the delicious ensemble work of the actors playing the four other girls.”

– New York Times

“”A ferociously entertaining morality tale that proves as heartwarming as it is hilarious…Bioh makes an auspicious playwriting debut with this uproarious comedy that also pulls at the heartstrings…Taichman provides a fast-paced staging that makes the play engaging from first minute to last.” Rebecca Taichman, a recent Tony Award winner for Indecent, provides a fast-paced staging that makes the play engaging from first minute to last. She elicits terrific performances from the ensemble, which also includes Paige Gilbert, Nike Kadri and Mirirai Sithole as students….”

-Hollywood Reporter