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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>You are invited to ) SpeakEasy Stage Company's current production, <i>Jaja's African Hair Braiding </i>by Jocelyn Bioh. It's a brilliant, fast-paced, joyful, and timely show, and audiences have been loving it!<br><br>Here is a summary of the show:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It\u2019s a hot summer day in 2019, and in Harlem, Jaja\u2019s African Hair Braiding salon is open for business, even though its eponymous owner is hours away from getting married. Presiding over the shop\u2019s team of talented, high-spirited, West African designers is Jaja\u2019s daughter Marie, a DREAMer who has set her sights on college. When shocking news disrupts the day\u2019s festivities, the women must grapple with what it means to be outsiders in the place they call home.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Run time: 90 minutes, no intermission<br><br>The play is running at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts in Boston's South End. While there are performances through May 29th, we do have a few specially scheduled performances that might interest you:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><u>Audio Described Performances</u><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We have two specially scheduled Audio Described performances: <b>Saturday, May 24th at 2:00pm </b>and <b>Friday, May 30th at 7:30pm</b>. Both have pre-show descriptions that start 20-30 minutes prior. Description by Dave Heard and Eddie Maisonet.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tickets are $25 with the promo code SPKAUDIO and can be <a href="https://www.bostontheatrescene.com/shows-and-events/jajas-african-hair-braiding/#performance-picker" target="_blank">purchased through this link on our website</a> or by calling the Box Office at 617-933-8600. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><u>Relaxed Performance</u><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We also have a relaxed performance scheduled for <b>Wednesday, May 28th at 7:00pm</b>. Nothing about the production itself will change, but we will have relaxed theatre etiquette expectations and a "judgment-free zone" to welcome those who might not usually feel comfortable attending. Patrons can feel free to exit and enter as they need (as there is no intermission for bathroom breaks), to bring fidget materials, and to react in whatever ways feel natural to them. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tickets are $25 with the promo code SPKRELAXED and can be <a href="https://www.bostontheatrescene.com/shows-and-events/jajas-african-hair-braiding/#performance-picker" target="_blank">purchased through this link on our website</a> or by calling the Box Office at 617-933-8600. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please feel free to share this information with anyone in your network who might be interested in attending. We hope you'll join us.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you so much,<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#202124'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>