Black is the Color of My Voice: inspired by the life of Nina Simone

Black is the Color of My Voice is a moving drama inspired by the life of the one-and-only Nina Simone. Apphia Campbell plays the fictional character Mena Bordeaux, a successful jazz singer seeking redemption after the untimely death of her father. During a three-day period of isolation without cigarettes, alcohol, or access to the outside world, Mena reflects on the journey that took her from a young piano prodigy destined for a life in the service of the church to a renowned jazz vocalist at the forefront of the civil rights movement. 21-24 November, TTO Theatre