Trouble in Mind | Essays and Criticism
- How the Play Within the Play Portrays Tensions and Characters
The critic explores how the play being rehearsed in Trouble in Mind, entitled Chaos in Belleville, reflects Trouble’s tensions and characters, especially Wiletta.
- Roles of Thunder
The critic reviews a revival production of Childress’s play. While noting that many of the playwright’s themes seem dated, ‘‘the play is not without resonances and relevance today.’’
- Alice Childress, Lorraine Hansberry, Ntozake Shange: Carving a Place for Themselves on the American Stage
The author discusses Childress’s play in this excerpt, touching on the Trouble in Mind,’s history and stage technique.
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