What are we doing today Cocktails? Trying to take over the world! Okay, or at least Arts, Culture, and Entertainment in Atlanta. I have officially launched my campaign to pull citizens, one person at a time, from the dismal abyss of conformity that they are plummeting to. Creativity is waning, and the arts, even though present, are at the bottom of our priority totem pole. As a cultured man, we don’t have a lot of options to take our lady too. As a renaissance man, I enjoy plays and rainbows. It gives me a gay feeling inside (happy that is :-). So the perfect option this weekend is “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf”, opening on Friday, August 22 at the 14th Street Playhouse. Jasmine Guy, of Television Sitcom “Different World” acclaim, returns to her Atlanta roots to direct and choreograph this offering. Originally a choreopoem (a series of 20 separate poems) by Ntozake Shange in the 1970’s, IKAM Productions resurrects this play to the pleasure of the Atlanta theatre scene. The content deals with the struggles of the African American woman in love, abandonment, rape, abuse, abortion, inner strength, and other pertinent issues in our community that are rarely discussed. I look forward to opening night on the 22nd. People that have seen the play have nothing but positive things to say about it. Plus I did a ticket giveaway on my list, and over 50 people responded trying to win 2 pairs of passes! If more than one person says it, it must be true! Join me for an evening of theatre. Remember, what would nightlife be without Cocktails?
“For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf” at 14th Street Playhouse – 173 14th Street, Atlanta, GA 30309. August 22 – 31. Go to www.ikamproductions.com for show times and ticket prices.
