Exclusive Interview: Danae Ross, Sonya Ellis, and Nisa Miller of ‘For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf’
Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf is not just a work to be read; it is an experience meant to be felt in the body, the heart, and the collective memory of Black womanhood. Through a sisterhood of voices, the author gives language to pain that has too often been silenced: abandonment, sexual violence, racism, self-doubt, and despair. Yet the work is never solely about suffering. It is equally a testament to survival, intimacy, and the radical act of loving oneself in a world that repeatedly denies Black women care and tenderness. This incredible piece of work is coming to the stage at Planet Ant in collaboration with The Chocolate Box Theatre Company, and we spoke with three of the cast members, Danae Ross, Sonya Ellis, and Nisa Miller, about the importance of a production like this one.
In this exclusive BSB Insider interview, Ross, Ellis, and Miller discuss how they’ve come to be in this production of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf, and what it’s like to bring these universal stories of Black womanhood to the stage. Ellis and Miller talk about being with this production for almost a year, while Ross discusses what it’s like to join the sisterhood and be part of a show that means so much to her. While what they explore can be intense, these three also discuss the joy that is infused in this work and their experiences in general.
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Witness For Colored Girls at Planet Ant!
There’s one final weekend to catch For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf at Planet Ant, so get your tickets before they sell out from the Planet Ant website or their box office! To learn more about the incredible work The Chocolate Box Theatre Company is doing, check out their website! Are you planning on checking this show out? Let us know your thoughts @bsb.insider on social media, and we look forward to seeing you at the show!
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