Trouble in Mind

Overview

Follow an experienced Black stage actress through rehearsals of a major Broadway production in Alice Childress’s funny, moving, and ultimately shattering look at racism, identity, and ego in the high-stakes world of New York theatre. A scathing indictment of racism in American commercial theatre, Trouble in Mind tells the story of Wiletta Mayer, a Black actress cast in a supposedly “progressive” play about racism by a white male author—it turns out to be anything but progressive.

Cast

Denise Lee

Wiletta Mayer

David Coffee

Henry

Claire Greenberg

Judy Sears

Bob Hess

Bill O'Wray

Tony Key

Sheldon Forrester

Jeremy Rishe

Al Manners

Mac Welch

Eddie Fenton

Zachary J. Willis

John Nevins

Candice Woods

Millie Davis