Gordon Cox Theater EditorThe playwrights Jocelyn Bioh and Martyna Majok have a bond, in life and in their work. “I feel like Martyna and I are these playwriting sisters in terms of the groups of people and the stories that we’re trying to uplift in our work,” said Bioh, speaking on the new episode of Variety’s Stagecraft podcast.Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below:Onstage, they both tell stories about people whose lives don’t often get a theatrical spotlight.
Off stage, they attend each other’s opening night parties. And right now, they are each seeing new, long-delayed plays — “Sanctuary City” for Majok and “Nollywood Dreams” for Bioh — open Off Broadway at last.The COVID shutdown halted both shows just as they were coming to.
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