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The Lyric Stage presents “Trouble in Mind”, playwright Alice Childress work about a black actress making her Broadway debut in the 1950’s. Dawn Simmons, director, and Patrice Jean-Baptiste, who plays ...

For some theatrical experiences, such as Hamilton, it’s good to prepare in advance by listening to the soundtrack while you read the lyrics. That way, once you’re in the theater, you can enjoy the ...

There's a scene in Michael Cimino's 1978 film The Deer Hunter where five friends celebrate a successful hunt at the bar owned by their older companion. The mood is celebratory, but as John (George ...

Several years ago, in a statement that began with the words “We See You, White American Theater,” a nationwide coalition of theater professionals demanded sweeping changes to address systemic racism ...

In Alice Childress' "Trouble in Mind," a Black actress who's labored years on Broadway finally gets a break for a lead role only to discover her personal triumph and opportunity tangled by stubborn ...

Right now in Hartford, a play about a play is on stage at Hartford Stage. Trouble In Mind is the Alice Childress production, written and set in the 1950s, about a group of actors confronting questions ...

It’s 1955, and after enduring indignities and lost opportunities, Wiletta Mayer, a seasoned Black actress, is finally making her Broadway debut. Written by a white playwright, her star vehicle is the ...

Alice Childress’ best-known play, Trouble in Mind, — a hard-hitting study of racism in American theater, being put on by the Yale School of Drama at the University Theater from Feb. 2 to Feb. 8 — ...