colored & loving it

by Ntozake Shange
directed by Nigel Semaj

Choreographed by Nigel Semaj


Set Design: Diggle
Costume Design: Kara Branch
Lighting Design Jennifer Fok
Sound Design: Almeda Beynon

Dramaturgy: Calley Anderson
Composer: Carlos Duràn
Assistant Director: Bakari Lebby
Assistant Choreographers: Sabira Jade, Rebecca Ford
Production Stage Manager Jonathan Castanien*,
Associate Stage Manager: TaTyana Smith*


March 2020
New Visions Director Festival 

The New School for Drama 


Cast: 
Featuring: Ian Lawrence, Jazmyn DeAnna Boone, Oliva Battle, Carla Maureen Smith, Rebecca Ford, Racquel Jean-Louis, Phil Lopez, Jordan Mosley and Kwesiu Jones

Within the pages of Spell # 7, the late Ntozake Shange magically weaves a story about an ensemble of Black artists, and their experiences in the world. A choreopeom, a genre penned by Shange herself uses choreography and music alongside a series of vignettes, and lengthy monologues, to discuss in detail the ensemble’s stories on the struggles they face not only as Black people, but as Black artists. 

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