Trouble in Mind
$31.75
- Paperback
120 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2022
Summary
“A masterpiece…Trouble in Mind still contains astonishing power; it could have been written yesterday.” - *Vulture*
Ahead of its time, Trouble in Mind, written in 1955, follows the rehearsal process of an anti-lynching play preparing for its Broadway debut. When Wiletta, a Black actress and veteran of the stage, challenges the play’s stereotypical portrayal of the Black characters, unsettling biases come to the forefront and reveal the ways so-called progress…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781636700151 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1636700152 |
| Author: | Alice Childress |
| Publisher: | Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 120 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 455g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 136mm |
| Series: | Illuminations |
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Critics Review
With scathing wit and bold candor, Trouble in Mind stakes out territory where few playwrights, today or more than 50 years ago, have dared to tread.
‘A masterpiece… Trouble in Mind still contains astonishing power; it could have been written yesterday’
* Vulture *‘A stage satire with a real sting’
* The Times *‘Bracingly relevant. Rejoice, it’s spine-tingling’
* WhatsOnStage *About The Author
Alice Childress
Alice Childress was a playwright, actress, and novelist. She was the first Black woman to have a play professionally produced in New York City. Childress’s works include the plays Wedding Band and Wine in the Wilderness, and the young-adult novel A Hero Ain’t Nothing but a Sandwich.
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