For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
10
78 minutes
2/23/1982
Overview
The powerful tales of seven diverse African-American women are woven together in this 1982 performance of Ntozake Shange's Obie Award-winning landmark play. A breakthrough portrayal of black women's experiences in America, the story combines music, poetry and dance to celebrate their unique culture while painting a poignant portrait of their terrible struggles.
Cast List
Sarita Allen
as Sechita
Trazana Beverley
as Crystal (as Trazana Beverly)
Laurie Carlos
as Georgetta
Gregory T. Daniel
as Toussaint
Jackie Davis
as Second Man in Subway
Pedro De Pool
as Emcee
Lisa Henley
as Naomi
Roger Hill
as Second Man at Barbecue
Brent Jennings
as First Man at Barbecue
Charles Johnson
as Boy in Subway
Oliver Lake
as Flute Player
Jack Landron
as Bedroom Companion
Crystal Lilly
as Sarah
Carol Maillard
as Lu Anne (as Carol L. Maillard)
Ntozake Shange
as Woman with baby girl
Alfre Woodard
as Woman who lost her stuff
Lynn Whitfield
as Woman in bath