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

  • Temple Fortson

    the lady in red

  • Jo Monplaisir

    the lady in red

  • Rowan Campbell

    the lady in blue

  • Vanessa McNair

    the lady in blue

  • Iyanu Bishop

    the lady in purple

  • Danielle J. Curry

    the lady in purple

  • Sonja Dinkins

    the lady in yellow

  • Cheramie J. Jackson

    the lady in orange

  • Dionne Belk

    the lady in brown

  • Imani Corbin

    the lady in green

  • Lauren Baker

    lady in multicolor

  • Erin Diamond

    lady in multicolor

  • Amariya Kailo

    lady in multicolor

Meet the Production Team

  • Rikki Howie Lacewell

    DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER

  • Nathan Jackson & Cheramie J. Jackson

    PRODUCERS

  • Otega Okurume

    ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

  • LeVar Betts

    MUSIC DIRECTOR

  • Kristi Gardner

    STAGE MANAGER

  • Rikki Howie Lacewell & Jane B. Wingard

    SET DESIGNERS

  • Jeano Binney

    COSTUME DESIGNER

  • Shemika Renée

    HAIR/MAKEUP DESIGNER

  • Doreen Roberts

    PROPS DESIGNER

  • Shamika Gary

    ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER

  • Gene Valendo

    LEAD CARPENTER

  • Karen Wootton

    LEAD SET PAINTER

  • Andrea Trent

    ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

  • Katie Riegel

    EXECUTIVE PRODUCER