Compare and contrast Wiletta in Trouble in Mind with Jackie "Moms" Mabley in Childress's 1987 play Moms: A Praise Play for a Black Comedienne. Both characters are black actresses, though Moms was an actual person. Discuss how Childress portrays their professional lives and the decisions they made.

Investigate the social conditions impacting African Americans in the United States during the mid-1950s. How does Trouble in Mind mirror these conditions? How does Childress represent them within the play?

Examine the themes of Trouble in Mind through the song of the same name and Psalm 133.

Research the psychology of group dynamics. How does your research shed light on the African-American actors' struggle between maintaining unity and their internal conflicts in Trouble in Mind?