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FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF
"Translated expertly... The movement and words are inseparable, their marriage crucial to making meaning. Watching a seated reading of the play would be like listening to a piece of music through one earphone." – The Pitch
"Sublime choreography... Viscerally stimulating your visual and auditory senses while evoking deeply empathetic emotions in tandem." – KC Applauds
"Remarkable...a joyous celebration." – The New York Times
FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF
Written by Notozoke Shange
Original Debut 1976
PERFORMANCES | Copaken Stage - Kansas City, MO - Oct-Nov 2019
DIRECTOR | Khanisha Foster
CHOREOGRAPHY | Brigette Dunn-Korpela
STAGE MANAGER | Tenley Pitonzo
SET DESIGN | Sheryl Liu
COSTUME DESIGN | Samantha C. Jones
LIGHTING DESIGN | Akin Ritchie
SOUND DESIGN | Miles Polaski
CAST | Chioma Anyanwu, Celeste M Cooper, Sharyon A. Culberson, Ashe Jaafaru, Amber McKinnon, Meredith Noël, Teonna Wesley
MEDIA
Director Khanisha Foster and Choreographer Brigette Dunn-Korpela Sit Down with Kansas City Spotlight
KC Repertory Theatre’s latest production is “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf.” It is the second play by a black woman to reach Broadway, and was nominated for a Tony award for “Best Play.”
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