{"product_id":"trouble-in-mind-9781636700151","title":"Trouble in Mind","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A masterpiece . . . \u003ci\u003eTrouble in Mind \u003c\/i\u003estill contains astonishing power; it could have been written yesterday.\" --\u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAhead of its time, \u003ci\u003eTrouble in Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, written in 1955, follows the rehearsal process of an anti-lynching play preparing for its Broadway debut. When Wiletta, a Black actress and veteran of the stage, challenges the play's stereotypical portrayal of the Black characters, unsettling biases come to the forefront and reveal the ways so-called progressive art can be used to uphold racist attitudes. Scheduled to open on Broadway in 1957, Childress objected to the requested changes in the script that would \"sanitize\" the play for mainstream audiences, and the production was canceled as a result. Childress's final script is published here with an essay by playwright \u003cb\u003eBranden Jacobs-Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e, editor of TCG Illuminations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Childress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Illuminations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.20w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636700151","brand":"Theatre Communications Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42451632980105,"sku":"9781636700151","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_6387ec21-6535-49d9-bb13-d79fa0ed6275.jpg?v=1715983708","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/trouble-in-mind-9781636700151","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}