Goddess tickets

Berkeley Rep presents the world premiere of an exuberant new musical by award-winning playwright Jocelyn Bioh ("School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play") and composer Michael Thurber, conceived by director Saheem Ali.

A mysterious singer arrives at Moto Moto, a steamy Afro-jazz club in Mombasa, Kenya. She casts an entrancing spell on everyone, including a young man who has returned home from studying in America. Will the big plans for his life — stepping into a political legacy and marrying his fiancée — be upended?

Inspired by the myth of Marimba, the Goddess who created beautiful songs from her heartbreak, this is a rousing tale of romance, the supernatural, and the quest towards one’s truest self.