For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange was performed at the Vortex Repertory Company in Austin, Texas. This choreopoem of poems, music, and dance is a sustaining force of literature and vitality to be reckoned with that not only challenges the status quo and ideologies of sublime black women during the Black Power movement, but also relates to contemporary black women in the United States. The depiction of the struggles and fragile destinies embodied by the actresses' interconnected lives highlights the habitual realities of African Americans through theatrical conventions and transparent intimacy. This mechanism breaks down the fourth wall and captures the emotions of oppressed African American women and the African American community by valiantly defining what it means to be “colored” and “woman” while serving as a voice of action. Additionally, the state of action and aesthetics tackles perpetual stereotypes such as race, gender, and hypersexuality, thereby striving to overcome obstacles and raise awareness for empowerment. As a black poet and feminist, Ntozake Shange's goal was to inform the African American community. underlying issues that exist within it, and to give black women a sense of agency and empowerment. Shange imagined that the seven different women “would be anonymous and would assume hegemony as dictated by the fullness of their lives” (Shange xii). Although the performance demonstrated hegemony, the question of who sets the standards for gender roles remains open. This was likely a tactic to challenge preconceived ideas about black women and their perceptions of their role in society. For example, maybe a black woman... middle of paper... covers her voice, her singing, and her joy to create a legacy for other black women to progress and persevere. Fanon, Frantz. “Black skin, white mask.” The fact of darkness. London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1968. Print.2. For girls of color who have considered suicide when the rainbow is over: a choreopoem. By Shange, Ntozake. Real. Zell Miller, III. VORTEX Repertory Company, Austin, Texas. September 16, 2011. Performance.3. Hammad, Lamia Khalil. “Black feminist discourse of power for girls of color who have considered suicide.” Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities 3.2 (2011): 258-67. Web.4. Jones, Joni L. “Cast a Wide Net.” Theater Journal 57.4 (2005): 598-600. Print.5. Shange, Ntozake. For girls of color who have considered suicide when the rainbow is over: a choreopoem. New York: Macmillan, 1975. Print.