Trouble in Mind
by Alice Childress
directed by Robin Stanton
EXTENDED to October 3, 2010!
Trouble in Mind follows a mixed-race cast attempting to mount a production of a “progressive” new play on Broadway in the 1950s. The play—an anti-lynching drama set in the South—is written by a white man and directed by a white man, and marks the first opportunity for a gifted black actress to play a leading role on Broadway. But what compromises must she make to succeed? More than 40 years after it was written, Trouble in Mind, according to The New York Times, “still has the power to make one feel its anger and humor.” Bay Area favorite Margo Hall will make her Aurora debut with this play.
"Funny, thought-provoking and moving in a manner that catches you by surprise." - SF Chronicle (read the full review)
"deeply entertaining and savagely provocative" - Mercury News (read the full review)
"This is really a must-see!" - KGO Radio (read the full review)
Videos
Trouble in Mind Trailer
Watch the video trailer for Trouble in Mind.
Media
KPFA Interview
KPFA's The Morning Show interviews Trouble in Mind actress Margo Hall.
The Do List
KQED's Cy Musiker and The San Francisco Chronicle's David Wiegand discuss upcoming events in the Bay Area, including Trouble in Mind.
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Program Notes
Related Events
Friday Forum: Recognizing Ourselves in Others
Post-show Friday, September 10
A scheduled opportunity to engage with the audience in an evening of dialogue and community-building around the issues of the play just viewed. Facilitated by the Education Director, this twenty-minute forum invites audience members to engage with topics that get at the challenging content of the show in a personal way, interacting with each other and the cast and director (when possible), and calling forth the long-term implications of the show in our lives. This will be at the heart of our discussion that addresses our community commitment to the practice of empathy and compassion, which arises from a deep commitment to kindness. 20 minutes, led by Education Director, Michael Mansfield
Script Club: A Streetcar Named Desire
FREE! Monday, September 20 7:30pm
Our season to celebrate Tennessee Williams begins with A Streetcar Named Desire, written in 1946, a play that takes us into the deep recesses of the human heart and asks us to face some of our least attractive (but most honest) human emotions, not unlike the gauntlet thrown by Alice Childress in her Trouble in Mind, 9 years later. Led by Education Director, Michael Mansfield
Tuesday Talk-back
Post-show Tuesday, September 7th
Groups can enhance their experience at Aurora by requesting a post-show Talk-Back. Facilitated by the group’s coordinator or by Aurora’s Education Director, twenty minute post-show Talk-Backs may include a dialogue with the cast, director, or designers. The opportunity for the group to discuss their reflections on the play they just experienced, as well as, the natural interest of the audience in the actors’ experiences of working on this particular script, often shapes the focus of the discussion. Groups of 20 or more should request well in advance their interest to include actors, director, stage manager, or designers at their Talk-Back.
Role Play Night: Finding the Human Heart in Theatre
Post-show Friday, September 24th
These nights are twenty-minute audience-driven interactions after the show, looking at the evening’s drama in light of the many roles we get to try on in a lifetime and the many characters we have hiding within us. The complex human heart, as we know very well, is capable of playing many roles. Michael Mansfield, Aurora’s Education Director facilitates.
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