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

 
Booth Theatre , (9/15/1976 - 7/16/1978)
First Preview:Sep 10, 1976 Total Previews:5
Opening Date:Sep 15, 1976   
Closing Date:Jul 16, 1978 Total Performances:742

Category: Play, Original, Broadway
Comments: A "Choreopoem" in which a black woman explores inner space in seven facets of herself, with poetry dance and stories.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Joseph Papp and Woodie King, Jr.; Produced in association with Henry Street Settlement's New Federal Theatre; Associate Producer: Bernard Gersten
Originally produced by The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
Written by Ntozake Shange; Music for "I Found God in Myself" by Diana Wharton
Arranged and Directed by Oz Scott; Choreographed by Paula Moss
Scenic Design by Ming Cho Lee; Lighting Design by Jennifer Tipton; Costume Design by Judy Dearing
NYSF General Manager: Robert Kamlot; Company Manager: Robert Frissell
NYSF Production Supervisor: Jason Steven Cohen; Production Stage Manager: John Beven; Assistant Stage Mgr: Fai Walker-Davis
General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey; Press Representative: Leo Stern
Cast
Trazana Beverley Lady in Red
Laurie Carlos Lady in Blue
Risė 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 Blue, Lady in Brown, Lady in Orange, Lady in Yellow) and Michele Shay (Lady in Green, Lady in Purple, Lady in Red)
1977 Tony Award® Best Play
 Written by Ntozake Shange; Produced by Joseph Papp [nominee]
1977 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Play
winnerTrazana Beverley [winner]
1977 Theatre World Award
winnerTrazana Beverley [winner]
1977 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Play
 Trazana Beverley [nominee]
1977 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Play
 Arranged and Directed by Oz Scott [nominee]
1977 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design
winnerJennifer Tipton [winner]
1977 Drama Desk Award Unique Theatrical Experience
 Produced by Joseph Papp and Woodie King, Jr.; Produced in association with Henry Street Settlement's New Federal Theatre; Written by Ntozake Shange [nominee]