UPSTAGE GUIDE

Trouble in Mind

Discover the artists and history behind Trouble in Mind in the Upstage Playgoer’s Guide. This guide includes an interview with LaChanze, a personal essay exploring the play’s importance to Black actors, a biography of Alice Childress, discussion questions to get you thinking, and downloadable activities for teachers and students.

The Production.

Spotlight on Trouble in Mind

A Note from Artistic Director Todd Haimes

Trouble in Mind, Project1VOICE, and Roundabout

The Troubled History of Alice Childress’s Trouble in Mind

Trouble in Mind: A Timeless (Pro-Black) Classic

The Artists.

The Life and Work of Alice Childress

Interview with Director Charles Randolph-Wright

Interview with Actor LaChanze

Interview with Lighting Designer and Theatre Historian Kathy A. Perkins

Designer Statements

Your Response.

Up for Discussion

Activities

Roundabout.

From the Archives

Staff Spotlight

Trouble in Mind Upstage Contributors.

Editors
Anna Morton
Leah Reddy
Interviews
Nafeesa Monroe
Writers
Jason Jacobs
Rakeem Lawrence
Nafeesa Monroe
Tiffany Nixon
Allan K. Washington
Graphic Design
Darren Melchiorre
Web Design
Trevor Forry
Abby Langsted
Victoria Howell
Alex Raby
Special Thanks
Jennifer DiBella
Olivia Jones
Jill Rafson
Paul Brewster McGinley

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