Photos: San Francisco Playhouse Opens 2023-24 Season with the West Coast Premiere NOLLYWOOD DREAMS

This hilarious play with sharp wit and big heart spotlights the 1990s explosion of Nigeria’s film industry Nollywood.

By: Oct. 02, 2023

San Francisco Playhouse opens its 2023-24 Season with the West Coast Premiere of the romantic comedy Nollywood Dreams. See photos of the production below.

Written by Ghanaian-American writer/performer Jocelyn Bioh (Jaja’s African Hair Braiding opening on Broadway this fall, School Girls; Or the African Mean Girls Play and the book of the musical Goddess), this hilarious play with sharp wit and big heart spotlights the 1990s explosion of Nigeria’s film industry Nollywood, which churned out films as the country contended with economic and political turmoil.

Aspiring ingenue Ayamma yearns for the glitz and glamor of movie stardom, landing an audition with Nollywood’s hottest director seeking a fresh face. Between cat fights with the resident diva, igniting sparks with Nigeria’s “Sexiest Man Born,” and talk show appearances with the Oprah of Lagos, Ayamma’s dreams of leaving her travel agency job behind for a thrilling life might just come true.

Directed by Bay Area theatre veteran Margo Hall, Nollywood Dreams will perform September 28 – November 4, 2023 (opening night: October 4) at San Francisco Playhouse, 450 Post Street. For tickets ($15-$100) and more information, the public may visit sfplayhouse.org or call the box office at 415-677-9596.

Photo Credit: Jessica Palopoli

Photos: San Francisco Playhouse Opens 2023-24 Season with the West Coast Premiere NOLLYWOOD DREAMS
Angel Adedokun, Tre'Vonne Bell, Anna Marie Sharpe

Photos: San Francisco Playhouse Opens 2023-24 Season with the West Coast Premiere NOLLYWOOD DREAMS
Tanika Baptiste, Trea??Vonne Bell

Photos: San Francisco Playhouse Opens 2023-24 Season with the West Coast Premiere NOLLYWOOD DREAMS
Brittany Nicole Sims, Angel Adedokun

Photos: San Francisco Playhouse Opens 2023-24 Season with the West Coast Premiere NOLLYWOOD DREAMS
Anna Marie Sharpe,Tre'Vonne Bell, Angel Adedokun, Jordan Covington

Photos: San Francisco Playhouse Opens 2023-24 Season with the West Coast Premiere NOLLYWOOD DREAMS
Jordan Covington, Tanika Baptiste

Photos: San Francisco Playhouse Opens 2023-24 Season with the West Coast Premiere NOLLYWOOD DREAMS
Angel Adedokun, Jordan Covington

Photos: San Francisco Playhouse Opens 2023-24 Season with the West Coast Premiere NOLLYWOOD DREAMS
Angel Adedokun, Jordan Covington, Tre'Vonne Bell

Photos: San Francisco Playhouse Opens 2023-24 Season with the West Coast Premiere NOLLYWOOD DREAMS
Angel Adedokun, Tre'Vonne Bell, Anna Marie Sharpe, Jordan Covington

Photos: San Francisco Playhouse Opens 2023-24 Season with the West Coast Premiere NOLLYWOOD DREAMS
Brittany Nicole Sims, Angel Adedokun, Jordan Covington

Photos: San Francisco Playhouse Opens 2023-24 Season with the West Coast Premiere NOLLYWOOD DREAMS
(Angel Adedokun, Brittany Nicole Sims

BroadwayWorld Awards Voting

RELATED STORIES - San Francisco / Bay Area

1
Review: RUTHLESS at New Conservatory Theatre Center Photo
Review: RUTHLESS at New Conservatory Theatre Center

What did our critic think of RUTHLESS at New Conservatory Theatre Center?

2
Season of Black Art & San Francisco Black Film Festival Celebrate Black Film & The Photo
Season of Black Art & San Francisco Black Film Festival Celebrate Black Film & Theatre with EXPRESS YOURSELF

'Season of Black Art' and the San Francisco Black Film Festival celebrates black film and theater on December 9.

3
DEAR SAN FRANCISCO Releases New block of Tickets for 2024 Photo
DEAR SAN FRANCISCO Releases New block of Tickets for 2024

A new block of tickets are now on sale for  Dear San Francisco performances from Friday, February 9 through Sunday, June 2, 2024.

4
High Stakes Environmental Drama QUEEN to be Presented at TheatreWorks in March Photo
High Stakes Environmental Drama QUEEN to be Presented at TheatreWorks in March

Discover the high stakes environmental drama 'Queen' coming to TheatreWorks in March. Written by Madhuri Shekar and directed by Miriam A. Laube, this engaging play follows two Ph.D. candidates as they research the collapse of bee colonies and debate the consequences of their findings.

More Hot Stories For You

Videos


BLUE DOOR in San Francisco / Bay Area BLUE DOOR
Aurora Theatre Company (4/19-5/19)
The 39 Steps in San Francisco / Bay Area The 39 Steps
San Francisco Playhouse (3/07-4/20)
Nora: A Doll's House in San Francisco / Bay Area Nora: A Doll's House
City Lights Theater Company (1/18-2/18)
Josh Kornbluth's Citizen Brain in San Francisco / Bay Area Josh Kornbluth's Citizen Brain
Club Fugazi (1/10-1/14)
Fool La La: Holiday Gift in San Francisco / Bay Area Fool La La: Holiday Gift
The Marsh Berkeley (12/27-12/30)
UNDETECTABLE COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY FOR SALE at https://fakebanknotes.org in San Francisco / Bay Area UNDETECTABLE COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY FOR SALE at https://fakebanknotes.org
UNDETECTABLE COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY FOR SALE at https://fakebanknotes.org (4/03-2/28)
The Glass Menagerie in San Francisco / Bay Area The Glass Menagerie
San Francisco Playhouse (5/02-6/15)
Live At the Orinda 2023 - 2024 Concert Season in San Francisco / Bay Area Live At the Orinda 2023 - 2024 Concert Season
Orinda Theatre (10/08-5/19)
Axle Surgeons of California, Inc. in San Francisco / Bay Area Axle Surgeons of California, Inc.
Axle Surgeons of California & Northern California - Axle Doctor (5/26-12/31)
Shipwrecked! An Entertainment in San Francisco / Bay Area Shipwrecked! An Entertainment
Cinnabar Theater (4/12-4/28)
VIEW ALL SHOWS  ADD A SHOW  

Recommended For You