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Celebrating 50 Years of For Colored Girls with SAFTA
Join the Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) in Knoxville, TN, for an online celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Broadway debut of Ntozake Shange’s seminal work, For Colored Girls Who’ve Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow is Enuf. This showcase of poets who’ve performed Shange’s work and/or been inspired by it, includes choreopoet, director and educator Monica Prince, who will lead the evening. She will be joined by an incredible lineup of poets including Shakeema Smalls, M. Mick Powell, Sullivan Summer, Jasmine Blooms, and Rosa Castellano, poet laureate of Richmond, VA
The evening will start and end with Shange’s words with the aim of inspiring a new generation to read her work but also, to give time and space to the sharing of what that work has meant to those present. It will be heart opening.
Register for the event below!
Monica's Performance Skills
Performance Artist
Performance Artist
Performance Artist
Monica always performs in high heels. She adopted this rule of performance when she was eighteen, and hasn't looked back. She is available for readings, choreopoem tastings, and open mic hosting.
Photo Credit: Jennifer Garza Photography
Director
Performance Artist
Performance Artist
Monica's directorial debut occured in college, when she first directed Ntozake Shange's For colored girls... Since, she's directed her own choreopoems as well as award-winning plays such as Fences by August Wilson in 2024 and For colored girls... by Ntozake Shange in 2026, both at RiverStage Community Theatre. More to come!
Photo Credit: Jove Graham
Coach
Performance Artist
Coach
Monica's favorite part of performance when she isn't doing it herself is coaching other writers to get on stage and share their art. Whether in classrooms, Creative Writing Camp, or one-on-one, Monica's super power is she can turn anyone into a stellar performer.
Photo credit: Monica Prince