"Jaja's African Hair Braiding" is the comedic Broadway play closing out Ensemble Theatre's 2025 season. Why it's a must-see.

The cast of SpeakEasy Stage's production of "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios) When the metal grill-like curtain parted in the Roberts Studio Theatre, we not only ...

Braiding traditions across the African diaspora both predate and defy the colonial confines set forth to erase and subjugate ...

Then came the brawl: The argument seemed to have broken out of thin air, but the stylists, Ally's own and another, were ...

Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural significance, telling stories of survival, status and self-expression. What may ...

Now on stage at La Jolla Playhouse is the play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" by New York-based playwright Jocelyn Bioh. The play opened on Broadway in 2023, and was nominated for six Tony Awards ...

Ghanaian American playwright Jocelyn Bioh’s “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” is the product of “30-plus years of stories that I have lived in my brain.” Here’s the story behind the ...

That evening, I had the pleasure of joining the audience at "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," the vibrant comedic play with a big message closing out Ensemble Theatre's 2024-25 season after ...