Set during rehearsals for a major Broadway production, Trouble in Mind illuminates the inner life of a Black actress struggling with her career. She’s paid her dues throughout the years, playing stereotypical supporting roles in second-rate shows, and is ready for her star turn. Alice Childress’s 1955 play – which finally premiered on Broadway in 2021 – is a funny, moving and heartbreaking look at racism, identity and ego in the high-stakes world of New York theatre.

By Alice Childress

Directed by Ken Hinton

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“Trouble in Mind” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Event photo by Doug Wood.

Post-show discussion | March 24 at 5:30 p.m.

Join us after the Sunday, March 24, performance of Trouble in Mind for a post-show discussion! The talkback will be centered around topics of racism, identity and inequity in theatre and moderated by Assistant Director Andre Minkins. Participants will include Director Kenneth Hinton and cast members from the show. The discussion will be recorded and released as a podcast at a later date.

Andre Minkins

About the moderator: Andre Minkins is a singer, actor, director, producer, writer, and the founder of the theatrical touring company, 7AM Productions. Since receiving his Masters of Fine Arts degree from the University of NC at Greensboro, he has performed in, written, directed, and produced numerous plays across the U.S. Currently, Mr. Minkins is an Associate Professor of Theatre, TV, Film, and Speech, and a coordinator of Drama at Winston Salem State University.

Minkins is considered one of the foremost authorities on Black Theatre and Theatre Festivals in the country, having been mentored by the late Larry Leon Hamlin, founder of the oldest continuous black company in the Southeast, The NC Black Repertory Company, and creator of the largest gathering of African Americans in theatre in the world, the National Black Theatre Festival.

Sponsors

Thanks to our Media Sponsor for Trouble in Mind, WALTER Magazine.