(HOBOKEN, NJ) -- Mile Square Theatre presents For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf from weekends from November 6-15, 2026. Written by Ntozake Shange, this groundbreaking “choreopoem” is a spellbinding collection of vivid prose and free verse narratives about and performed by Black women.
Ntozake Shange’s landmark choreopoem stands among the most transformative works in the American theatrical canon. 50 years after its 1976 Broadway premiere, this form-defying fusion of poetry, song, and movement has given voice to the interior lives of women of color with a force and beauty unmatched in our national theater.
Filled with passion, humor, and raw honesty, legendary playwright/poet Ntozake Shange’s form-changing choreopoem tells the stories of seven women of color using poetry, song, and movement. With unflinching honesty and emotion, each woman voices her survival story of having to exist in a world shaped by sexism and racism.
Directed by Daryl Stewart, Ntozake Shange’s groundbreaking, genre-defying work remains as powerful and vital today as when it debuted. The cast includes Brissae Valdes, Camille Upshaw, Cima, Lynn Irby Hill, Madison Star Brim, Positive, and Zaria Monae.
Performances take place Friday, November 6 at 7:00pm; Saturday, November 7 at 7:00pm; Sunday, November 8 at 2:00pm; Friday, November 13 at 7:00pm; Saturday, November 14 at 7:00pm; and Sunday, November 15 at 2:00pm. Tickets are available for purchase online. Mile Square Theatre is located at 1400 Clinton Street in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Founded in 2003 by Chris O'Connor, Mile Square Theatre has contributed to the arts and cultural landscape in Hudson County and greater NJ since its inception. In 2015, they moved into their current space, a 120-seat theatre with an rehearsal studio at 1400 Clinton Street. In 2018, they added “The Annex” at 420 14th Street which functions as an additional rehearsal and performance studio. They are a 501c3 non-profit institution.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
@ 7:30pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center
Morristown, NJ
There are multiple performances including:
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
@ 7:30pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
New Brunswick, NJ
There are multiple performances including:
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
@ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theatre)
Princeton, NJ
There are multiple performances including:
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
@ 7:30pm
Kean Stage - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center
Union, NJ
Thursday, October 15, 2026
@ 7:00pm
Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Main Stage
Rahway, NJ
