Tonight, Kerry Washington was at the premiere of “Night Catches Us” in New York City. I have just added 19 photos of the event into our gallery…

Earlier this week, Kerry Washington was photographed at the Moves Magazine Power Women Awards and I have just added 37 photos from the event into the gallery!

The multi-talented actress is reverent about the amazing ensemble gathered by Tyler Perry for his cinematic adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls…

Kerry Washington has never been busier. The young actress is best known for her work in such diverse films as Ray, Lift and The Last King of Scotland. Reviews were terrific for her work in Mother and Child earlier this year, and she recently wrapped on the Broadway production of David Mamet’s Race while already shooting Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls, opening on November 5. Also coming out in the next month is the Black Panther drama, Night Catches Us.

Washington sat down with us to discuss her work in For Colored Girls and her gratitude to Perry for casting her in what she regards as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. She also spoke with great emotion about being able to work alongside the film’s amazing ensemble of talented African-American actresses, all of whom seemed to recognize they were working on a very special project.

Tribeca: You’ve been busy doing some weighty films recently, some very dramatic stuff.

Kerry Washington: It’s interesting, I’m in rehearsals right now for my next film, a comedy, and I’m just so grateful. I did Mother and Child, then I did Night Catches Us, then I did the Mamet play—which is not light at all; it was very intense—and then I did For Colored Girls. I am way overdue for a comedy!

Tribeca: When did you first become familiar with Ntozake Shange’s seminal 1975 play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf?

Kerry Washington: Towards the end of high school I came across the play. I was preparing monologues to audition for colleges. That’s when I first came across the material.

Tribeca: When you read the play back then, did it speak to you in an immediate way, or was it perhaps a way of connecting back to past generations of women in the community?

Kerry Washington: It’s the kind of text that at different points in one’s life, different parts of the play resonate. So it’s material I’ve called upon for years. I’ve had classes where other actresses have worked on it, I’ve seen a few productions of it over time, it’s just one of those plays. If you’re a well-rounded actor, at some point you’re going to work on some Stoppard, you’re going to work on some Tennessee Williams, Shakespeare. And if you’re a woman of color, you’re going to work on this play. It’s part of the canon.

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Kerry Washington chats it up inside the December 2010 issue of REDBOOK, out on newsstands November 16. In her interview with the mag she shares her style motto and discusses her new movie, For Colored Girls.

The photo shoot, snapped by Diego Uchitel, captures Kerry’s effortlessly chic style, showcasing sparkly holiday and daytime looks, and embodying the definition of casual glamour.

Check out some highlights below:

On her style: “I like to try different things. If I feel good about what I see in the mirror, who cares if what I’m wearing is a Don’t or a Do?”

On holiday fashion: “This is the one time of year that I get sparkly for my family and friends.”

On starring in For Colored Girls: “It’s such an important piece: There had never been a play on Broadway before by women of color about women of color in that way. And the film was incredible for me, working with such fantastic actresses.” Those include Whoopi Goldberg, Thandie Newton, and Phylicia Rashad. “Phylicia gave me great advice; she talked about not denying who you are to make a man comfortable. And I sat there and thought, Here I am, getting a mom moment with the mom from The Cosby Show! This is amazing!”

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Kerry Washington and Anika Noni Rose talk about how their roles in For Colored Girls affected them, getting all the stars in sync, working with Tyler Perry, what young audiences get from the film.