For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

1h 18min

Drama

Romance

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.

Production Companies

Kultur Video

Broadway Theatre Archive

Cast

Trazana Beverley

Trazana Beverley

Crystal (as Trazana Beverly)
Laurie Carlos

Laurie Carlos

Georgetta
Jackie Davis

Jackie Davis

Second Man in Subway
Roger Hill

Roger Hill

Second Man at Barbecue
Brent Jennings

Brent Jennings

First Man at Barbecue
Charles Johnson

Charles Johnson

Boy in Subway
Oliver Lake

Oliver Lake

Flute Player
Jack Landron

Jack Landron

Bedroom Companion
Carol Maillard

Carol Maillard

Lu Anne (as Carol L. Maillard)
Ntozake Shange

Ntozake Shange

Woman with baby girl
Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Woman who lost her stuff
Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Woman in bath

Release date

23rd Feb 1982

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English