School Girls; Or the African Mean Girls Play

School Girls; Or the African Mean Girls Play - November 17 - November 19, 2022

The Beacon School

Who's Who

Jo Ann Cimato

Director

marks her 37th B'DAT production with School Girls. Ms. Cimato holds a BFA in Theatre from BU and a Masters in Theater Ed from NYU. Making plays with B'DAT is her favorite thing to do. To Cimato Brooklyn is the most beautiful place in the word. It's colors, cultures, it's humor and grit. Hawa my friend, it's been an honor. This one's for you.
Hawa Jalloh

Director

There's a game we would play as kids where the story teller says “Talio” - I want to tell a story and the rest of the kids reply “Talate” - we are ready to hear the story. I grew up playing this game constantly coming up with cool stories that would stump my friends or better yet scare them. This is probably why creative writing has always been my favorite in school. Going to Beacon showed me how to love stories for a stage which honestly changed my life. Theatre taught me that although a story on its own can be monumental a good adaptation can go beyond what the words can show. Being a writer, the most beautiful thing is when two very different elements come together in surprising ways.
David Brune

Technical Direction

has been supervising technical and design students since 2013. A scenic designer and director David has decades of magic under his belt. A master puppeteer and mask maker, David’s kept kids working through quarantine with the first 12th Night trailer project and the commedia in the park event, Rebirthday. David is happy to be back in the shop and on stage!
Keithlyn Parkman

Lighting Design/ Master Electrician

is an NYC Theatre Maker and Beacon Alum. When not sharing her passion for theatre with young adults in NYC, Keithlyn is the Associate Producer and Resident Lighting Designer for avant garde group, Guerilla Opera based in Boston. Recent credits Legally Blonde & She Kills Monsters (Berkeley Carroll) and Guerilla Opera’s Fractured @ The Museum of Science BOS and SALT at The New Ohio’s Ice Factory 22.