It turns out Nollywood might be a lot like Hollywood.

Movies. Talent. Rivalry. A Big Break. Stardom.

“Nollywood Dreams” continues in its Lehigh Valley debut, April 8-10 and April 22-24, Pennsylvania Playhouse, Bethlehem.

Nollywood is a sobriquet for the Nigerian film business, apparently first coined in the early 2000s in an article in The New York Times.

The term Nollywood is similar to that of Bollywood, a portmanteau of Bombay and Hollywood that refers to India’s Hindi-language film business based in Mumbai, formerly Bombay.

In “Nollywood Dreams,” nearly everyone seems star-struck and is angling for a shot to be a movie star.

It’s the 1990s and Ayamma (Zaria Savanna Berry) and Dede (Leka Makenzie), who are sisters, are working in their parents’ Okafor Travel Agency, Lagos, Nigeria.

In between booking flights, they watch a popular TV talk show, “Adenikeh,” with host Adenikeh (Florence Taylor).

In one episode, Adenikeh is interviewing Gbenga (Justin Ferguson), a top Nigerian director, who announces that he’s launching “The Comfort Zone,” a new movie starring Nigeria’s leading actor, Wale (Jonathan Carter).

Ayamma auditions for the movie, but must compete with Nigeria’s leading actress, Fayola (Denay White), for the lead actress role of Comfort, opposite Wale.

Sparks fly. Hilarity ensues.

The play, written by Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Winter Pordy, brings a refreshing take, cast and talent to the Lehigh Valley theater scene.

Pordy directs with an emphasis on believability and casualness that brings an authenticity to the story. Pordy did the show’s costume design, which is also realistic. Florence Taylor designed lovely costumes for her role as Adenikeh.

Brett Oliveira is responsible for technical direction, lights, sound and set design, all of which is well-done.

Berry is energetic and forthright as Ayamma, and imbues the role with a flawless innocence.

White creates a diva presence as Fayola, the experienced actress.

Makenzie successfully steals most of the scenes that she’s in as Dede with an adorably excitable take on the role.

Taylor is funny as Adenikeh with a wink, wink, nudge, nudge approach.

Carter is smooth as Wale and commands every scene he’s in.

Ferguson is effective as Gbenga, whose ambition knows no bounds.

‘Nollywood Dreams” is a cute play that provides an amusing look at dreams, ambitions and what it takes to land the role of a lifetime.

“Nollywood Dreams, 7:30 p.m. April 8, 9, 22, 23 and 3 p.m. April 10 and 24, Pennsylvania Playhouse, 390 Illick’s Mill Road, Bethlehem. http://www.paplayhouse.org/ ; 610-865-6665