Jocelyn Bioh — JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING
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Making her Broadway debut as a playwright, Jocelyn Bioh joins the podcast to talk about bringing the women of a Harlem braiding shop to the stage in Jaja's African Hair Braiding. What's the secret to revision? What do we really mean when we talk about the value of representation onstage? How can a collaboration with hair and wig designers shape a script's development? (And what's the latest on the Once On This Island movie?) In a wide-ranging conversation, Jocelyn Bioh answers all these questions — and more — on The Present Stage.
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