Director

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 choreographed by Christine Catherine Wyatt, for colored girls… leads us on a journey to find hope after the storm.

Director

Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates

Events

Past events

9 - 16 Nov, 2024

for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf · University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts

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