Trouble in Mind
American Airlines Theatre
Previews Began: October 29, 2021
Opening Night: November 8, 2021
Closing Night: January 9, 2022
Playwright: Alice Childress
Wiletta Mayer, an African American actress of a certain age, has spent her career playing stereotypes, trapped on a merry-go-round of mammies, maids, and other menials. The curtain rises on the first day of rehearsal for Chaos in Belleville, a Broadway-bound play that tackles the harsh truths of racism in America. But when those truths spill out of the play and into the rehearsal hall, will Wiletta’s insistence on her dignity cost her the work she desperately needs?
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
LaChanze Wiletta
Danielle Campbell Judy Sears
Chuck Cooper Sheldon Forrester
Jessica Frances Dukes Millie Davis
Brandon Micheal Hall John Nevins
Simon Jones Henry
Alex Mickiewicz Eddie Fenton
Don Stephenson Bill O’Wray
Michael Zegen Al Manners