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

Name: for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
Start: 2024-11-08T21:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-08T23:00:00-05:00
Location: 200 N Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242

Schedule

Fri Nov 08 2024 at 09:00 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

200 N Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52242 | Iowa City, IA

By Ntozake Shange
Directed by Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates
Choreographed by Christine Catherine Wyatt
Historic and groundbreaking, Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf is a choreopoem that celebrates womanhood and discovery through an inimitable combination of storytelling, poetry, dance, and song. Through monologues and conversation, these women weave a tapestry of joy and triumph despite tragedy as they discover their own rainbows. Directed by Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, a cast member of the NY Shakespeare Festival’s original award-winning Broadway production and First National Tour and choregraphed by Christine Catherine Wyatt, for colored girls… leads us on a journey to find hope after the storm.
"for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf" is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com