TROUBLE IN MIND
By ALICE CHILDRESS
Directed by JUSTIN EMEKA

STREAMING AS-LIVE FROM O’REILLY THEATER
WITH PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER

FRIDAY, Feb 21 - 8:00 PM ET
SATURDAY, Feb 22 - 2:00 PM ET & 8:00 PM ET
SUNDAY, Feb 23 - 2:00 PM ET
*All shows are available to ticket buyers on-demand for a 24 hour period following the conclusion of the as-live presentation.

A VISIONARY SATIRE ONCE BANISHED FROM BROADWAY
Wiletta Mayer is the preeminent Black actress of the 1950s and the star of a new show headed to Broadway, though nothing could prepare her for the culture clash that erupts between the director and her fellow cast members in rehearsal for this new, "progressive" play. TROUBLE IN MIND is a cutting backstage satire, a play within a play, and a case of life imitating art as playwright Alice Childress refused to let producers define her story. This visionary production should have premiered on Broadway in 1955, but didn't get its due until 2021, 66 years after its intended debut. Now, TROUBLE IN MIND comes to Pittsburgh for the first time, in a premiere destined to enthrall us all.

A recording of the production will stream “as-live” during scheduled performance times, and will also be available to ticket buyers for 24 hours after curtain.