Seattle Rep's NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN: Beyond the Theatre
Seattle Repertory Theatre presents NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN by Christina Ham from April 26 to June 2, 2019. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, music and films to enhance your experience of the show.
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Four Women
Hear the song that inspired NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN and other classic tunes featured in the show with this 4-CD set of Simone’s recordings on the Philips label.
Format: Music CD
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4 Little Girls
NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN begins with the horrific 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963, when 4 young black girls lost their lives. Spike Lee’s acclaimed documentary explores this tragedy and its impact on the civil rights movement.
Format: DVD
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Princess Noire
Drawing on newly discovered material, Cohodas paints an intimate and nuanced portrait of Simone as an artist, activist and human being and examines how racism, mental illness and other challenges impacted her career.
Format: Book
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How It Feels to Be Free
Like playwright Ham does in NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN, historian Feldstein places Simone and her contemporaries such as Miriam Makeba and Cicely Tyson within the context of the political struggles of the 1960s.
Format: Book
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Sister Citizen
Through its archetypal characters, NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN confronts stereotypes that have harmed African American women for centuries. Harris-Perry analyzes how such stereotypes have negatively impacted black women’s political engagement.
Format: Book
Availability: All copies in use
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Ain't I A Woman
In this classic work of black feminist scholarship, hooks explores how negative stereotypes of black women developed during slavery and examines their continuing impact within both the civil rights and feminist movements.
Format: Book
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What Happened, Miss Simone?
This eye-opening biography of Simone by music journalist Light was inspired by the critically well-received Netflix documentary of the same name.
Format: Book
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While the World Watched
At age 14, McKinstry’s life was forever altered when she narrowly escaped death at the 16th Street Church bombing. Her compelling story brings home the personal cost of racist violence.
Format: Book
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The Essential Nina Simone
If you’re not familiar with Simone’s oeuvre, this collection is an excellent introduction. Includes “Four Women,” “Mississippi Goddam” and other songs featured in the show.
Format: Music CD
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I Put A Spell on You
First published in 1992, Simone’s autobiography recounts her journey from her childhood as the precociously talented pianist Eunice Waymon to nightclub entertainer to international star who helped create the soundtrack of the civil rights era.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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