Trouble in Mind
By Alice Childress
Co-Directed by Teisha Bankston and Darren Sextro
Run: August 7 – August 25, 2024
First Rehearsal: July 16, 2024
From acclaimed novelist, actress, and playwright Alice Childress comes Trouble in Mind, “a monumental work, whose time has finally come” (New York Amsterdam News). A funny and moving comedy-drama following an experienced Black stage actress through the first days of rehearsal for a ‘powerful’ new play about racism—a play unfortunately filled with racist caricatures, shallow dialogue, and led by a condescending white director. A workplace comedy that looks at racism, identity, ego, and the high-pressure world of 1950s Broadway.
WILETTA MAYER – THIS ROLE IS CAST
MILLIE DAVIS – THIS ROLE IS CAST
AL MANNERS – THIS ROLE IS CAST
EDDIE FENTON – THIS ROLE IS CAST
HENRY – white man, elderly
JOHN NEVINS – black man, young
JUDY SEARS – white woman, young
SHELDON FORRESTER – black man, elderly
BILL O’Wray – white man, 30s/40s/50s