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

2016 · 93 min

Seven women speak, dance and sing their pain into a shared, hard-won song; it aches and then lifts.

Directed by
Deidra LaWan Starnes
Starring
Christa Bennett, Kashayna Johnson, Naomi Lavette
Overview
Theater Alliance's 2016 production of Ntozake Shange's choreopoem. Originally presented in repertory with Word Becomes Flesh by Marc Bamuthi Joseph.

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Directed by
Deidra LaWan Starnes
Starring
Christa Bennett, Kashayna Johnson, Naomi Lavette
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • identity
  • healing
  • race
  • gender
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Directed by
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Starring
Christa Bennett, Kashayna Johnson, Naomi Lavette, Alina Collins Maldonado, Lolita Marie, Sharisse Taylor, Natalie Tucker
Runtime
93 min

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