“for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf” opens Oct. 24 at Loyola University

NEW ORLEANS- The Department of Theatre Arts & Dance at Loyola University is pleased to present "for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf," a choreopoem that follows seven women of color through a world shaped by racism, oppression and sexism, from Oct. 24 to Nov. 2 in Marquette Theater.

The women, each named after the colors of the rainbow, tell their stories and the stories of other women they know through poetry, music and dance.

All seven of the student performers, as well as one understudy, are people of color, and include both women and gender non-conforming artists, said Helen Jaksch, chair of the theatre arts department. The play's director and choreographer, Kai Knight, the stage management team and designers are people of color as well, Jaksch said.

"I'm so proud of our students, who are being challenged and supported like never before," she said, noting that the play is a touchstone of Black theatre and only the second play by a Black woman produced on Broadway - more than 15 years after Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun"in 1959. "And Kai Knight is the perfect person to guide and uplift these young artists through this tough and beautiful piece. It's been amazing to see them grow and blossom through this process."

The play runs 80 minutes, with no intermission. The performances are Oct. 24-26 and Oct. 30-Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $8 for students with an ID; $15 for senior citizens, and Loyola faculty and staff with an ID; and, $20 for adults.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://cmm.loyno.edu/events/oct-24-2024_colored-girls-who-have-considered-suicide-when-rainbow-enuf.

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