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

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

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 23, 1982

Runtime

1h 18m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

100%

Original Title

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

Production Companies

Kultur Video, Broadway Theatre Archive

Director

Oz Scott

Budget

$1,000,000

Revenue

$100,000

Description

The powerful tales of seven diverse African-American women are woven together in this 1982 performance of Ntozake Shange's Obie Award-winning landmark play. A breakthrough portrayal of black women's experiences in America, the story combines music, poetry and dance to celebrate their unique culture while painting a poignant portrait of their terrible struggles.