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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
Full-Length Play, Drama / 7w
Image: 2019 Public Theater Production (Joan Marcus)
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Cast Size
7w -
Duration
90 minutes -
Subgenre
Experimental -
Suggested Use
- Cutting Approved for Competition
- Monologues
- Scene Work
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Target Audience
Adult
Accolades
- Nominee: Seven 2022 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Play
Winner! 1977 Obie Award for Distinguished Production
Nominee: Two 1977 Tony Awards, including Best Play
Details
Summary
History
Cast Attributes
- Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Additional Features Play with Music, Special Effects, Multimedia
- Duration 90 minutes
- Cautions
- Intense Adult Themes
- Strong Language
Media
“A poignant, gripping, angry and beautiful work.” – Time
"Their voices meld, their bodies tumble and tangle together. And sisterhood becomes a single hydra-headed, multitongued entity, invincible and indivisible. God help the man who dares to cross it.” – The New York Times
“A triumphant event, filled with humor. Pure theatre.” – New York Daily News
Videos
For Colored Girls... The Public Theater 2019
For Colored Girls... Montage
The Legacy of For Colored Girls...
1 "somebody/ anybody sing a black girl's song"
For Colored Girls... Sacramento State Promo
Photos
Image: 2019 Public Theater Production (Joan Marcus)
Image: 2019 Public Theater Production (Joan Marcus)
Music
- Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
- Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
- Orchestra Size Piano Only
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
- Mandatory Music/Media Fee: £10 per performance