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Subseries 1.8, from okra to greens, 1985, undated, includes photocopies of the text, book design materials, and a script. from okra to greens: a different kinda love story: a play with music and dance is a choreopoem first published in 1985 by Samuel French. It is adapted from Shange’s book of poetry by the same title published in 1984. The choreopoem follows a couple’s marital troubles.

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Subseries 1.9, i live in music, 1994-1997, includes book proofs with notes from the editor. i live in music, first published in 1984, is a lyrical poem dedicated to music’s ability to forge connections between individuals. The poem is interspersed with images of artworks by Romare Bearden.

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Lavender Lizards and Lilac Landmines: Layla's Dream first complete draft photocopy (October 2002)

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Subseries 1.12, Liliane: Resurrection of the Daughter, 1993-2002, undated, includes drafts of the novel and scripts for the theatrical adaptation, including notes and edits. Liliane: Resurrection of the Daughter, a novel by Shange originally published by St. Martin's Press in 1994 is a coming of age tale and was adapted for theatrical productions, including at Brown University’s Rites & Reason Theatre in 2000.

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Photocopied script with handwritten notes; contact sheet; rehearsal schedule; props list

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On "Hamilton Hall veterans" of the 1968 Columbia Strike; photograph of group annotated by Thulani Davis

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Includes handwritten excerpts of others' writing, reading list, meeting notes, notes on shows and other texts, dreams, and to-dos

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Family and professional photographs, programs for "An Evening of Words and Music with Ntozake Shange & ifa Bayeza 2010, post card 1995, clipping of Playbill News on for colored girls broadway revival 2008

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series 4, Press, Programs, and Ephemera, 1970-2019, undated, includes newspapers and magazine clippings with coverage and reviews of Shange’s and others’ works; playbills and programs; flyers and posters; press materials for works of Shange’s and works of others that she attended; recordings of television and radio media appearances; and ephemera such as travel itineraries, theater tickets, and book jackets. This series documents both Shange’s own creative output and frequent speaking...

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Program for 2012 production of "why i had to dance" with Dianne McIntyre at Oberlin College

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series 6, Photographs, 1952-2018, undated, includes primarily candid photographs of family and friends; rehearsals and performances; vacations; and limited headshots and portraits of Shange and her family members. Family gatherings pictured include weddings, birthday parties, holiday celebrations, and reunions. Formats include color and black and white prints, negatives, and multi-photograph frames. Photographs are largely unlabeled; where labels are available they have been summarized in...

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Includes images of for colored girls 1994 Ensemble theatre production, Houston; Molly Stevenson's 1994 wedding, Houston

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Subseries 1.25, Other and multiple works, 1996-2018, undated, includes materials related to other works by Shange (for which there were not enough items to constitute a subseries). This subseries also contains groupings of materials in which multiple works were originally arranged together (for example, photocopies of multiple excerpts or poems grouped and edited for performance or anthologies). Types of materials include photocopies of published works (some with notes), typewritten and...

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Liliane: Resurrection of the Daughter script photocopies including notes; Lavender Lizards & Lilac Landmines: Layla's Dream rehearsal revisions #5 (October 2003)

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Subseries 1.25, Other and multiple works, 1996-2018, undated, includes materials related to other works by Shange (for which there were not enough items to constitute a subseries). This subseries also contains groupings of materials in which multiple works were originally arranged together (for example, photocopies of multiple excerpts or poems grouped and edited for performance or anthologies). Types of materials include photocopies of published works (some with notes), typewritten and...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Subseries 1.25, Other and multiple works, 1996-2018, undated, includes materials related to other works by Shange (for which there were not enough items to constitute a subseries). This subseries also contains groupings of materials in which multiple works were originally arranged together (for example, photocopies of multiple excerpts or poems grouped and edited for performance or anthologies). Types of materials include photocopies of published works (some with notes), typewritten and...