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

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

8.5IMDb Score
Released:1982-02-23
Duration:78 min
Director:Oz Scott
Actors:Sarita Allen, Trazana Beverley, Laurie Carlos, Gregory T. Daniel, Jackie Davis
Production:Kultur Video, Broadway Theatre Archive

Overview:

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.

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