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Black Theater Guild and MIT Dramashop collaborate to present



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


written and lyrics by Ntozake Shange



Director-Tommy DeFrantz



FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF is a choreopoem; a blend of poetry, dance and theater. FOR COLORED GIRLS...... is a group of 20 poems to be performed by seven women, that speak to the power of Black women to survive in the face of life challenges and pain. Each poem brings the audience into the life of another Black Woman. The poems all cut across time, place and history. The actors are represented by colors of the rainbow.


The Cast

Lady in Purple Kortney Adams G
Lady in Green Jovonne J. Bickerstaff ’02
Lady in Brown Maru Colbert G
Lady in Navy April M. Griffin ’99
Lady in Gray Ticora V. Jones ’00
Lady in Yellow Erica Shelton ’99
Lady in Turquoise Eboney Smith ’01
Lady in Orange Huanne Thomas ’02
Lady in Red Shanice Williams ’00
 

The Crew

Director Tommy DeFrantz
Set Designer Eto Otitigbe ’99
Costume Designers Tamara Kearney ’99
Stephanie Espy ’01
Lighting Designer Richard Marcus
Sound Designer and DJ Aron Qasba ’00
Technical Coordinator William Fregosi
Technical Director Michael Katz
Costume Design Advisor Leslie Cocuzzo Held
Costume Shop Supervisor Diane Brainerd
Stage Manager Sean Austin ’99
Assistant Stage Managers Neena Kadaba ’02
Julie Park ’99S
Producer Jeanne Sun ’01
Master Electrician Matthew Cain ’02S
Light Board Operators Matthew Cain ’02
Jake Wildstrom ’02
Scenic Artists Vince Carballo ’00
Guillermo A. Fisher ’01
Jose Vera ’99


Performance Dates

April 22, 1999
April 24-25, 1999
April 29-May 1, 1999