From Okra to Greens

By Ntozake Shange

Directed by Ontaria Kim Wilson

Feb. 1st-3rd.

Stage Manager: Scarlet Garcia

Like Ntozake Shange’s world renowned choreopoem For Colored Girls…., From Okra To Greens serves a melodious bowl of soulfully cooked poetry, music, and dance blending in both choreopoem and musical theatre seasoning. It is a reminder of the importance of teaching the history of a people; honoring the indigenous people of the lands in which we plant our feet; and allowing love, in its purest form, to flourish. This is a different type of love story.

This production contains explicit language, referenced moments of the Pan African lived experience throughout the world, and a reference to sexual abuse.   

Located on the northern edge of the Avenue of the Arts, Temple Theaters, the production program of the Department of Theater, has established itself as one of the finest nationally-ranked theater training programs in the nation. Temple University’s Department of Theater offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in acting, design, directing, musical theater, playwriting and theater education. As part of Center for Performing and Cinematic Arts, the School of Theater, Film and Media Arts offers hallmark programs in theater, film and media arts that engage students with nationally and internationally recognized faculty and fuse the high-quality training with rigorous scholarship and artistry.