For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf By Ntozake Shange Directed by Dale Ricardo Shields FOLUKE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER 2234 E. 55th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44103 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 singing abilities highly encouraged to audition. Experienced AEA and non-union performers invited to apply. [Ages 21 +] Actresses who move very well. The production will be performed in late November 2019 Bring recent an 8/10 photo and 1-page acting resume Cold readings from the script (Group audition) Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 1:30 pm 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. * No phone calls, please *