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Elyse, Ntozake, Maria

Three Giant Women of theater have passed away in the space of just a few days. An influential director. A playwright of African American women and expanded territories, opening her arms to inclusion of multiple communities. (For Black Girls who have Considered Suicide when the Rainbow is Enuf, a Choreopoem) A playwright of Hispanic women, opening the theater walls to audiences to Fefu and her Friends.  Staging was nontraditional, taking people beyond a stage to different areas -seeing scenes in various order. The world is better for them all. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/oct/24/elyse-dodgson-royal-court-theatres-international-director-dies https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/obituaries/ntozake-shange-is-dead-at-70.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/obituaries/maria-irene-fornes-dead.html Ntozake Shange at the Dodge Poetry Festival, Sunday, October 21, 2018