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

February. 23,1982      NR
Rating:
8.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Roger Hill as  Second Man at Barbecue
Brent Jennings as  First Man at Barbecue
Jack Landron as  Bedroom Companion
Alfre Woodard as  Woman who lost her stuff
Lynn Whitfield as  Woman in bath

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