Tyler Perry will breathe life into a movie based on Ntozake Shange’s infamous 70′s broadway production “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow is Enuf”.
On his new venture, Perry states, “Making a film of ‘For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow is Enuf’ is a dream come true for me. Ntozake Shange’s play is a magnificent tribute to the strength and dignity of women of color, and I think audiences of all generations will be able to recognize and embrace the experiences these women represent. Creatively, this movie is one of the most exciting undertakings of my career, and I’m excited to start production this November.”
>’For Colored Girls’ is a series of 20 poems, referred collectively as a “choreopoem”, performed through a cast of nameless women, each known only by a color: “Lady in Yellow”, “Lady in Purple”, etc.. The poems deal with love, abandonment, rape, and abortion. The performances of the seven actresses are focused on their specific stories; i.e., Lady in Blue’s visceral account of a woman who chooses to have an abortion; and Lady in Red’s tale of domestic violence.
At last WE are telling OUR stories!
