Synopses & Reviews
From its inception in California in 1974 to its highly acclaimed critical success at Joseph Pappand#8217;s Public Theater and on Broadway, the Obie Awardand#8211;winning andlt;Iandgt;for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf andlt;/Iandgt;has excited, inspired, and transformed audiences all over the country. Passionate and fearless, Shangeand#8217;s words reveal what it meant to be of color and female in the twentieth century. First published in 1975, when it was praised by andlt;Iandgt;The New Yorker andlt;/Iandgt;for and#8220;encomandshy;passing . . . every feeling and experience a woman has ever had,and#8221; andlt;Iandgt;for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf andlt;/Iandgt;will be read and performed for generations to come. Here is the complete text, with stage directions, of a groundbreaking dramatic prose poem written in vivid and powerful language that resonates with unusual beauty in its fierce message to the world.
Synopsis
A movie-tie-in edition of Ntozake Shange's 1975 classic to coincide with the release of Tyler Perry's new movie starring Oprah Winfrey.
Synopsis
A revolutionary, award-winning play by a lauded playwright and poet about the experiences of women of color. From its inception in California in 1974 to its highly acclaimed critical success at Joseph Papp's Public Theater and on Broadway, the Obie Award-winning for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf has excited, inspired, and transformed audiences all over the country. Passionate and fearless, Shange's words reveal what it is to be of color and female in the twentieth century. First published in 1975 when it was praised by The New Yorker for encompassing...every feeling and experience a woman has ever had, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf will be read and performed for generations to come. Here is the complete text, with stage directions, of a groundbreaking dramatic prose poem written in vivid and powerful language that resonates with unusual beauty in its fierce message to the world.
Synopsis
This revolutionary, award-winning play by a lauded playwright and poet is a fearless portrayal of the experiences of women of color--"extraordinary and wonderful...that anyone can relate to" (The New York Times) and continues to move and resonate with readers today more than ever. From its inception in California in 1974 to its highly acclaimed critical success at Joseph Papp's Public Theater and on Broadway, the Obie Award-winning for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf has excited, inspired, and transformed audiences all over the country. Passionate and fearless, Shange's words reveal what it is to be of color and female in the twentieth century. First published in 1975 when it was praised by The New Yorker for encompassing...every feeling and experience a woman has ever had, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf will be read and performed for generations to come. Here is the complete text, with stage directions, of a groundbreaking dramatic prose poem written in vivid and powerful language that resonates with unusual beauty in its fierce message to the world.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Ntozake Shange,andlt;/Bandgt; poet, novelist, playwright, and performer, wrote the Broadway-produced and Obie Award-winning andlt;iandgt;For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf.andlt;/iandgt; She has also written numerous works of fiction, including andlt;iandgt;Sassafras, Cypress and Indigo, Betsy Brown,andlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;Liliane.andlt;/iandgt;
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;poems by titleandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;dark phrasesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;graduation niteandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;now i love somebody more thanandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;no assistanceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;i'm a poet whoandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;latent rapists'andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;abortion cycle #1andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;sechitaandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;toussaintandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;oneandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;i used to live in the worldandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;pyramidandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;no more love poems #1andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;no more love poems #2andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;no more love poems #3andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;no more love poems #4andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;somebody almost walked off wid alla my stuffandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;sorryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;a nite with beau willie brownandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;a laying on of hands