for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
Written By Ntozake Shange
Directed By Rikki Howie Lacewell
This groundbreaking "choreopoem" is a spellbinding collection of vivid prose and free verse narratives about and performed by Black women.
“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
Performance Schedule
February 7 - March 1, 2025
Fridays & Saturdays* at 8:00pm
Sundays 2:00pm
*Saturday March 1 will be a 2pm matinee.
Content Cautions
Intense adult themes
Strong Language
Location
The Bowie Playhouse
16500 White Marsh Park Dr, Bowie, MD 20715
Tickets
General Admission - $29
Senior, Student, Military - $26
(Prices include all applicable fees.)
Meet the Cast
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Temple Fortson
the lady in red
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Jo Monplaisir
the lady in red
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Rowan Campbell
the lady in blue
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Vanessa McNair
the lady in blue
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Iyanu Bishop
the lady in purple
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Danielle J. Curry
the lady in purple
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Sonja Dinkins
the lady in yellow
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Cheramie J. Jackson
the lady in orange
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Dionne Belk
the lady in brown
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Imani Corbin
the lady in green
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Lauren Baker
lady in multicolor
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Erin Diamond
lady in multicolor
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Amariya Kailo
lady in multicolor
Meet the Production Team
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Rikki Howie Lacewell
DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER
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Nathan Jackson & Cheramie J. Jackson
PRODUCERS
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Otega Okurume
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
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LeVar Betts
MUSIC DIRECTOR
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Kristi Gardner
STAGE MANAGER
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Rikki Howie Lacewell & Jane B. Wingard
SET DESIGNERS
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Jeano Binney
COSTUME DESIGNER
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Shemika Renée
HAIR/MAKEUP DESIGNER
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Doreen Roberts
PROPS DESIGNER
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Shamika Gary
ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER
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Gene Valendo
LEAD CARPENTER
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Karen Wootton
LEAD SET PAINTER
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Andrea Trent
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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Katie Riegel
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER