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

At a time when there were few stories about women of color, poet-activist-novelist-playwright Shange penned a now-seminal and treasured work of American Theatre. Seven African American women, each identified solely by a color, traverse class, gender, sexuality, and geography in this highly personal ‘choreopoem.’ “Remarkable,” says The New York Times, “a joyous celebration” that weaves word and dance into something genuinely special, something to “be savored and treasured.”

Top: The cast of KCRep’s 2019 production of for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf (Photos by Don Ipock)