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 ...

“Trouble in Mind” is a classic Black drama of the 1950s that still resonates strongly today. Alice Childress’ “Wine in the Wilderness” and “Wedding Band” may have made it into more anthologies, but ...

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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 ...