for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
Booth Theatre
Previews Began: September 10, 1976
Opening Night: September 15, 1976
Closing Night: July 16, 1978
Playwright: Ntozake Shange
Famously described as a “choreopoem,” for colored girls… tells the stories of seven Black women using poetry, song, and movement.
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Trazana Beverley Lady in Red
Laurie Carlos Lady in Blue
Risë Collins Lady in Purple
Aku Kadogo Lady in Yellow
Janet League Lady in Brown
Paula Moss Lady in Green
Ntozake Shange Lady in Orange
Understudies: Aku Kadogo (Lady in Green), Seret Scott (Lady in Brown, Lady in Orange, Lady in Blue, Lady in Yellow), Michele Shay (Lady in Green, Lady in Red, Lady in Purple)
REPLACEMENTS
Sharita Hunt Lady in Orange
4/5/1977 – 7/16/1978
Leona Johnson Lady in Yellow
Robbie McCauley Lady in Red
Saundra McClain Lady in Red
Saundra McPherson Lady in Green
Jonette O’Kelley Lady in Green
2/15/1977 – 7/16/1978
Roxanne Reese Lady in Brown
3/8/1977 – 7/16/1978
Seret Scott Lady in Orange
10/16/1976 – 4/3/1977
OTHER PRODUCTIONS
