Nollywood Dreams

Theatre

Name:	The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space/ The Newman Mills Theater
Address:	515 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019

Production Information

First performance date:	October 21, 2021
Opening date:	November 11, 2021
Closing date:	November 28, 2021
External Links:	Official Website

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Production Description

It’s the 1990s and in Lagos, Nigeria, the NOLLYWOOD film industry is exploding and taking the world by storm. Ayamma dreams of stardom while working at her parents’ travel agency alongside her lovable and celebrity-obsessed sister Dede. When Ayamma lands an audition for a new film by Gbenga Ezie, Nigeria’s hottest director, she comes head-to-head with Gbenga’s former leading lady, Fayola. Tensions flare just as sparks start flying between Ayamma, the aspiring ingénue, and Wale, Nollywood’s biggest heartthrob, in this hilarious new play about dreaming big.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	MCC Theater	Producer

	Jocelyn Bioh	Playwright

	Saheem Ali	Director

	Arnulfo Maldonado	Set Designer
	Dede M. Ayite	Costume Designer
	Jiyoun (Jiji) Chang	Lighting Designer
	David Weiner	Lighting Designer
	Palmer Hefferan	Sound Designer
	Alex Basco Koch	Projection Designer
	Nikiya Mathis	Hair and Wig Designer

	Alyssa K. Howard	Production Stage Manager

	Samantha Shoffner	Prop Master

	Telsey + Company	Casting
	Dawn-Elin Fraser	Dialect Coach

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Abena	Adenikeh
	Charlie Hudson III	Gbenga Ezie
	Nana Mensah	Dede Okafor
	Sandra Okuboyejo	Ayamma Okafor
	Ade Otukoya	Wale Owusu
	Emana Rachelle	Fayola Ogunleye

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	NOMINATED	2022 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play	Abena	Actor
2	WON	2022 Obie Award, Sustained Excellence in Directing	Saheem Ali	Director
3	WON	2022 Obie Award, Sustained Excellence in Hair, Wigs, and Makeup	Nikiya Mathis	Hair and Wig Designer
4	NOMINATED	2022 Antonyo Award, Best Director	Saheem Ali	Director
5	NOMINATED	2022 Antonyo Award, Best Costumes	Dede M. Ayite	Costume Designer
6	NOMINATED	2022 Antonyo Award, Best Hair & Wig Design	Nikiya Mathis	Hair and Wig Designer
7	NOMINATED	2022 Antonyo Award, Best Play	Jocelyn Bioh	Playwright