This landmark experimental play illuminates the experience of being a woman of color in America. It explores themes ranging from first love to domestic violence through a series of 20 poems choreographed to music. This improvisational “choreopoem” is performed by a cast of seven women whose characters are known only by the color of their attire, which corresponds to the colors of the rainbow plus brown. From mournful to playful, the poems and movement express the women’s struggles for identity, respect, love and happiness, both in their personal relationships and in the larger society. For Colored Girls gives voice to powerful, raw emotions of longing, frustration and despair, while celebrating the underlying strength, resilience and pride of survivors.
Sponsored by Multicultural Programs and Student Diversity and College of Arts and Letters.
