I found god in myself, and I loved her,
I loved her fiercely
Written by Ntzaoke Shange
Directed by: Nigel Semaj
Stage Managed by Nathan Kaczmarek
Scenic Design by: Paul Sweet
Lighting Design by: Victoria Ashmore
Costume Design by: Kati Stankovich
Choreography by Brittany Wynn and Nigel Semaj.
Sound Design by: Christopher Hoffman
April 8-11, 2015
Lycoming College
Mary L. Welch Theatre
Cast: Asha Bryant, Hershey Millner, Shannon Goodman, Jetta Harrison, Jade Tankard, Cinnamin Quattlebaum, Yvette Brown
As a choreopoem, the piece is a series of 20 separate poems choreographed to music that weaves interconnected stories of love, empowerment, struggle and loss into a complex representation of sisterhood. The cast consists of seven nameless African-American women only identified by the colors they are assigned. They are the lady in red, lady in orange, lady in yellow, lady in green, lady in blue, lady in brown, and lady in purple. Subjects from rape, abandonment, abortion and domestic violence are tackled.
