For Colored Boyz...on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown When Freedom Ain't Enough (Regional, Fulton Theatre, 2022) | Playbill

For Colored Boyz...on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown When Freedom Ain't Enough

Regional
Play


SYNOPSIS:

Freedom vs Truly Being Free. The long and continuous journey of being a black man in America; a choreopoem. Winner of the Fulton’s inaugural Stories of Diversity Play Festival

“FOR COLORED BOYZ…” tells the stories of 5 men who have suffered oppression in a racist society. The show is inspired by the award-winning choreopoem “for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf” written by Ntozake Shange. This choreopoem centers around 5 men of color navigating through the past, present, and what seems to be the future in a world where disenfranchisement, racism, hyper-masculinity, and stereotypes are prevalent.



Directed & Choreographed by Bryan-Keyth Wilson

Featuring Joel Ashur, Dakarai K. Brown, Dorian Fomby, LeVane Harrington, Nnamdi K. Nwankwo, Kene Chelo Ortiz, T.M. Pride, Davon Williams