Christina Ham’s Nina Simone: Four Women continues at Pillsbury House + Theatre through September 27. Inspired by Simone’s song “Four Women” and the 1963 bombing of Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church, the play explores how art, grief and resistance can become powerful catalysts for change.
Before or after the performance, audiences are invited to visit the NINA Lobby Display in the Art in Commons studio near the stairs. Shaped with the support of Assistant Director Ashawnti Sakina Ford, the installation features protest images from recent decades—including Twin Cities demonstrations responding to ICE—and a binder containing a song of protest for every year from 1963 to the present.
Guests are encouraged to explore the space and leave an offering in the guest book: a reflection, poem, song recommendation or other response inspired by the experience.
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