{"product_id":"trouble-in-mind-paperback-1","title":"Trouble in Mind - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Childress\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBranden Jacobs-Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A masterpiece...\u003ci\u003eTrouble in Mind\u003c\/i\u003e still contains astonishing power; it could have been written yesterday.\" -\u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, editor of the TCG Illuminations series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Childress\u003c\/b\u003e legacy was a playwright, actress, and novelist. She was the first Black woman to have a play professionally produced in New York City. Childress's works include the plays \u003ci\u003eWedding Band\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWine in the Wilderness\u003c\/i\u003e, and the young-adult novel \u003ci\u003eA Hero Ain't Nothing but a Sandwich\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.27 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 21, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333526753517,"sku":"9781636700151","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/dfprC8DCyA9781636700151.webp?v=1784989017","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/trouble-in-mind-paperback-1","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}