for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf Off-Broadway

for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf Revival

Run Time:
90 minutes, no intermission

Ages: 12+

Closing: December 15, 2019

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Filled with passion, humor, and raw honesty, legendary playwright/poet Ntozake Shange's form-changing choreopoem tells the stories of seven women of color using poetry, song, and movement. With unflinching honesty and emotion, each woman voices her survival story of having to exist in a world shaped by sexism and racism.

for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf - 2019 - Off-Broadway Cast

Jocelyn Bioh

Okwui Okpokwasili

Sasha Allen

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The Public Theater Announces Final Extension of FOR COLORED GIRLS Through Dec 15 Photo

The Public Theater Announces Final Extension of FOR COLORED GIRLS Through Dec 15
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 21, 2019

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced a fourth and final extension of the revival of for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, written by legendary playwright/poet Ntozake Shange. Directed by Obie Award winner Leah C. Gardiner with choreography by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf began performances on Tuesday, October 8 in The Public's Martinson Hall and officially opened on Tuesday, October 22. for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf was originally scheduled to close on Sunday, November 17, and was extended four times to now run through Sunday, December 15.

Public Theater Will Extend FOR COLORED GIRLS Through 12/8 Photo

Public Theater Will Extend FOR COLORED GIRLS Through 12/8
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 25, 2019

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced the third extension of the revival of FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF, written by legendary playwright/poet Ntozake Shange. Directed by Obie Award winner Leah C. Gardiner with choreography by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown, FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF began performances on Tuesday, October 8 in The Public's Martinson Hall and officially opened on Tuesday, October 22. In its third extension, FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF was originally scheduled to close on Sunday, November 17, and will now run through Sunday, December 8.

for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What are the songs in for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf and what's the order?

dark phrases
graduation nite
now i love somebody more than
no assistance
i'm a poet who . . .
latent rapists'
abortion cycle #1
sechita
toussaint
one
i used to live in the world
pyramid (from international woman's day)
no more love poems #1
no more love poems #2
no more love poems #3
no more love songs #4
somebody almost run off wit alla my stuff
sorry
a night with beau willie brown
a laying on of hands
i found god in myself

for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf History

Other Productions of for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf

1976	Off-Broadway	Original Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway
1976	Off-Broadway	Off-Broadway
1976	Broadway	Broadway Transfer Broadway
1979	West End	London Production West End
1980	Regional (US)	Regional Revival Regional (US)
2000	Off-Broadway	Off-Broadway Revival Off-Broadway
2000	Off-Broadway	Off-Broadway
2019	Off-Broadway	Public Theater Off-Broadway Revival Off-Broadway
2022	Broadway	Broadway Revival Production Broadway

for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf - 2019 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominee
2020	Drama Desk Awards	Outstanding Choreography	Camille A. Brown
2020	Drama Desk Awards	Outstanding Costume Design for a Play	Toni-Leslie James
2020	Drama Desk Awards	Outstanding Music in a Play	Martha Redbone
2020	Drama Desk Awards	Outstanding Revival of a Play	for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
2020	Drama League Awards	Distinguished Performance Award	Okwui Okpokwasili
2020	Drama League Awards	Outstanding Revival of a Play	for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
2020	Outer Critics Circle Awards	Outstanding Revival of a Play	for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf

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