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

Theatre

Name:	Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Martinson Hall
Address:	425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003

Production Information

First performance date:	October 8, 2019
Opening date:	October 22, 2019
Closing date:	December 15, 2019
External Links:	Official Website

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Production Description

Filled with passion, humor, and raw honesty, legendary playwright/poet Ntozake Shange’s form-changing choreopoem tells the stories of seven women of color using poetry, song, and movement. With unflinching honesty and emotion, each woman voices her survival story of having to exist in a world shaped by sexism and racism.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	The Public Theater	Producer
	Garlia Cornelia Jones	Line Producer

	Ntozake Shange	Playwright
	Martha Redbone	Original Music
	Martha Redbone	Original Composition
	Aaron Whitby	Associate Composer

	Leah C. Gardiner	Director
	Christina Franklin	Assistant Director
	Onudeah Nicolarakis	Director of American Sign Language

	Camille A. Brown	Choreographer
	Chloe Davis	Associate Choreographer
	Ja'Malik	Assistant Choreographer
	Mora-Amina Parker	Assistant Choreographer
	Jayme Lawson	Dance Captain

	Myung Hee Cho	Set Designer
	Toni-Leslie James	Costume Designer
	Jiyoun (Jiji) Chang	Lighting Designer
	Megumi Katayama	Sound Designer
	Beth Lake	Co-Sound Designer
	Nikiya Mathis	Hair and Wig Designer
	Se Oh	Associate Set Designer
	Stephanie Cheon	Assistant Set Designer
	Susan Garyantes	Assistant Set Designer
	Tatiana Kulianoff	Assistant Set Designer
	Yi Lin Zhao	Assistant Set Designer
	Dominique Fawn Hill	Assistant Costume Designer
	Carolina Ortiz Herrera	Associate Lighting Designer
	Marie Yokohama	Associate Lighting Designer
	Valentine Monfeuga	Associate Sound Designer

	Heather Fichthorn	Company Manager

	Katie Kennedy	Stage Manager
	Alyssa K. Howard	Production Stage Manager

	Kelsey Martinez	Production Manager
	Cynthia Jasmin Reyes	Costume Supervisor
	R. Jay Duckworth	Prop Master
	Randy Cohen	Keyboard Programmer

	Deah Love Harriott	Music Direction
	Kristy Norter	Music Coordinator
	Tiffany Lloyd	Bass Guitar
	Rosa Avila	Drums
	Deah Love Harriott	Keyboards

	Jeanie O'Hare	Dramaturg
	Heidi Griffiths	Casting
	Kate Murray	Casting

Cast

Actor	Role
Jocelyn Bioh	Lady in Blue
Celia Chevalier	Lady in Brown
Danaya Esperanza	Lady in Orange
Jayme Lawson	Lady in Red
Adrienne C. Moore	Lady in Yellow
Okwui Okpokwasili	Lady in Green
Alexandria Wailes	Lady in Purple
D. Woods	N/A	UNDERSTUDY

Replacement Credits

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Sasha Allen	Lady in Blue

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	WON	2020 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Revival	Ntozake Shange	Playwright
			The Public Theater	Producer
2	NOMINATED	2020 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play	Okwui Okpokwasili	Actor
3	NOMINATED	2020 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play	Alexandria Wailes	Actor
4	WON	2020 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Costume Design	Toni-Leslie James	Costume Designer
5	NOMINATED	2020 AUDELCO Award, Costume Design	Toni-Leslie James	Costume Designer
6	NOMINATED	2020 AUDELCO Award, Choreography	Camille A. Brown	Choreographer
7	NOMINATED	2020 AUDELCO Award, Outstanding Musical Director	Deah Love Harriott	Music Direction
8	NOMINATED	2020 AUDELCO Award, Best Revival of a Play	The Public Theater	Producer
9	NOMINATED	2020 AUDELCO Award, Outstanding Musical Composer	Martha Redbone	Original Composition
10	NOMINATED	2020 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Revival of a Play	The Public Theater	Producer
11	NOMINATED	2020 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Choreography	Camille A. Brown	Choreographer
12	WON	2020 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Music in a Play	Martha Redbone	Original Music
13	NOMINATED	2020 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Costume Design for a Play	Toni-Leslie James	Costume Designer
14	WON	2020 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Revival of a Play	Ntozake Shange	Playwright
			The Public Theater	Producer
15	WON	2020 Antonyo Award, Best Featured Actor in a Play Off-Broadway	Okwui Okpokwasili	Actor
16	WON	2020 Antonyo Award, Best Choreography	Camille A. Brown	Choreographer
17	WON	2020 Antonyo Award, Best Costumes	Toni-Leslie James	Costume Designer
18	WON	2020 Antonyo Award, Best Hair & Wig Design	Nikiya Mathis	Hair and Wig Designer
19	WON	2020 Antonyo Award, Best Revival