For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf - produced by Renowned Prdns & Jaguar Paw Prdns (May2008)

Produced by Renowned Productions (Kendra Kabasele and Paris Smothers www.renownedproductions.com) and Jaguar Paw Productions. A timeless story in the form of a choreopoem (a series of poems choreographed through movement, gestures and music), “For Colored Girls” is a journey through the multiple layers of the heart of the woman of color from the African Diaspora. Seven women are featured and represented by each color of the rainbow, with the exception of the Lady in Brown, who encompasses the spiritual essence of all the women, highlighting their various challenging experiences which lead them to a common, ultimate discovery – self-love. An adaptation of the original piece, written by Ntozake Shange in 1975, the play was directed by Tamara Sibley. In her 20 years as a director, she has had significant experience directing theatre productions, including previous productions of “For Colored Girls”. Starring in the play were: Danye Brown as Lady in Purple, Robin Dionne as Lady in Brown, Dionne Gipson as Lady in Red, Kimrie Lewis as Lady in Blue, LuCiana Miles as Lady in Orange, Angel L. Moore as Lady in Green, and Dinora Walcott as Lady in Yellow. Kristala Pouncy was the understudy with a performance date on opening night. Charles “Tenaj” Wheat was our choreographer. He has worked with Celine Dion for her Billboard Awards performance, as well as T-Boz (of TLC), Salt N Pepa and Thelma Houston. The play launched on Thursday, May 15th, 2008 with an exclusive industry/premiere night. All shows were held at the Stella Adler Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. (cross street, Highland) in Los Angeles, California. Proceeds went to the CONCERN FOUNDATION to help in their battle to cure cancer now!

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