FOLUKE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER Call for Resumes. For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf By Ntozake Shange Foluke Cultural Arts Center is accepting photos and resumes for the 2019 Benefit production. A Series of poetic monologues to be accompanied by dance movements and music, a form Ntozake Shange coined as the choreopoem. Casting for the following roles: 7 dynamic and diverse women of color with depth and range. Performers with spoken word, movement, and/or singing abilities highly encouraged to audition. Experienced AEA and non-union performers invited to apply. [Ages 21 + and up] Auditions TBA (September) The production will be performed in late October of 2019 The production will be directed by Dale Ricardo Shields. Producer: Dava Cansler For best consideration please send a recent 8/10 photo and 1-page acting resume with contact information to: ricardo2541@msn.com by August 30th. - (Attention FCG) Production Description Casting "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When The Rainbow is Enuf," Ntozake Shange's first work and most acclaimed theater piece which captures the brutal, tender and dramatic lives of contemporary Black women, For Colored Girls... offers a transformative, riveting evening of provocative dance, music, and poetry. An American classic, this stirring “choreopoem” weaves together 20 separate poems with music, movement and narratives to tell the stories of love, empowerment, and struggle and loss in a complex representation of sisterhood. Mature subjects from rape, abandonment, abortion, and domestic violence are tackled. ***** Dava. A. CanslerFounder/Executive DirectorFoluke Cultural Arts Center, Inc.2234 E. 55th StreetCleveland, OH 44103(216) 432-3772 "The ARTS: One of the most Valuable Tools for Building Community and Relationships.""Developing minds and creative expression through engaging arts activities" Check us out on the WEB! Like US on FACEBOOK!Follow US on TWITTER or INSTAGRAMView US on YOUTUBE