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Events on Sunday, May 8, 2022

Sunday, May 8, 2022

Sunday, May 8 at 2:00 PM

2:00 PM
Matchbox 1

By Jocelyn Bioh

School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play is a contemporary play written by Jocelyn Bioh. The production focuses on Paulina, the reigning queen bee at Ghana’s most exclusive boarding school in 1986, who has her sights set on the Miss Global Universe pageant. But the arrival of Ericka, a new student with undeniable talent and beauty, captures the attention of the pageant recruiter—and Paulina’s hive-minded friends. This buoyant and biting comedy explores the universal similarities (and glaring differences) facing teenage girls across the globe.Read more

Sunday, May 8 at 3:30 PM

3:30 PM
Matchbox 2

Houston première of Julián Quintanilla’s Spanish version of the world acclaimed comedy by French playwright Laurent Baffie

TOC TOC by Laurent Baffie and Spanish version of Julián Quintanilla is a hilarious play dealing with a serious topic in a humorous vein: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). “TOC” is the Spanish Acronym for OCD.

Six characters displaying certain signs of OCD are in the waiting-room of a renowned psychiatrist. Because the doctor is late, however, these potential patients are about to embark on a new journey. Without either the expert or the expertise, and amid roaring bouts of laughter from the audience, they will attempt to create a therapeutic group of their own to help one another control their symptoms. The result is a play that is uproariously upbeat, yet the humor never offends.Read more