For Colored Girls (FCG) is Tyler Perry's adaptation of Shange's first and most acclaimed play. Shange's original work was not really a play with a continuous plot; rather, it is a series of emotional poetic monologues accompanied by dance movements and music. Shange called his work a “choreopoeem.” Both Shange's original work and Perry's adaptation deal with black feminism and what it means to be a black woman living in America. The poems deal with love, abandonment, domestic violence, rape and abortion, embodied in each woman's story. The end of the play brings all the women together for “a laying on of hands,” in which Shange speaks of the power of femininity. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Colored_Girls_Who_Have_Considered_Suicide_When_the_Rainbow_Is_Enuf). Although the film, for the most part, remains faithful to the original work in that it depicts the everyday struggles of women of color, it also shows the path black actresses took to occupy leading roles in cinema. Shange felt the film As stated, the film is heavily based on Shange's original work. In a brief interview, Shange explained what she thought about Perry wanting to do the film. Shange states that at first she was never a fan of his (Perry's) work. (For Harriet, 2010). She also clarified that Perry's iconic character, Madea, could not be in the film at all. (For Harriet, 2010) Ultimately, Shange was not disappointed by Perry's approach, however, she felt he could have done more with what he was given. According to an article written by Brooks Barnes (2010), Shange had doubts about Perry's adaptation of the chorepoem. "I (Shange) had a lot of qualms. I was worried about his character...... middle of paper ...... with Harriete Cole of The Root [web log article]. Retrieved from http://www.forharriet.com/2010/10/ntozake-shange-sits-down-with-harriete.htmlPerry, T. (2010). from http://moviecultists.com/wp-.content/uploads/screenplays/for-colored-girls.pdfPerry, T. (Director). (2005). African American Film Now. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. Shange, N. (1977) For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide, When the Rainbow is Enough: A New Choreopoem. York: MacMillan. Williams, J. (January 31).].=_334298_1