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Trouble in Mind

March 4 - March 12, 2015
5:00AM - 3:00AM
Roy Bowen Theatre

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Add to Calendar 2015-03-04 05:00:00 2015-03-12 03:00:00 Trouble in Mind Event Host: The Department of Theatre Written by Alice Childress and directed by Melissa Maxwell,Trouble in Mind will be performed at the Roy Bowen Theatre in the Drake Performance & Event Center.Read an overview of Trouble in Mind written by the Columbus Dispatch.Read Columbus Underground's review of the show.On Broadway in 1957, an integrated theatre company begins rehearsals on a topical drama dealing with controversial current events, which they hope will be Broadway’s next big hit. When prejudices and stereotypes emerge in the company, talented African-American actress Wiletta Mayer faces a difficult choice: the opportunity to achieve her lifelong dream of playing a leading role on Broadway or compromising her principles. Trouble in Mind, a backstage satire of egos and attitudes, is an insightful look at who we are and who we want to be.New York based Melissa Maxwell, guest artist in residence, who received a BFA in theatre performance from Boston University, is a director, award-winning playwright, actor, filmmaker and motivational speaker. Her play Unrequited Love won the New Professional Theatre’s Our Worlds Award for excellence in playwriting, and she has appeared on Law & Order, The Sopranos and All My Children. She has produced a short film titled Fetus Envy and has presented two TEDx Talks.Afterwords: A post-performance discussion with the audience. Thursday, March 5 following the performance of Trouble in Mind. Director Melissa Maxwell will join Professor Koritha Mitchell (Department of English) in a discussion about Childress's play. Mitchell, a specialist in African American literature, is the author of the award winning Living with Lynching: African American Lynching Plays, Performance, and Citizenship, 1890 - 1930 (University of Illinois Press, 2011). Shelby Brewster, dramaturg, will moderate the discussion that will include the cast and production team.Cast:Wiletta.............................................................................................Tameishia PetersonHenry.........................................................................................................Colton WeissJohn.........................................................................................................David JohnsonMillie.........................................................................................................Akia WilliamsJudy........................................................................................................Jennifer GeigerManners............................................................................................Daniel ShtivelbergEddie.................................................................................................Mike WrittenberrySheldon...............................................................................................Corey Lipkins, Jr.Bill.............................................................................................................John QuigleyPerformance times include:Wednesday, March 4 - Friday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m.Saturday, March 7 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.Sunday, March 8 at 3 p.m.Tuesday, March 10 - Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets are $20 general public; $18 Ohio State faculty, staff, Alumni Association members, senior citizens; $15 students and children. Purchase tickets through The Ohio State University Box Office: call (614) 292-2295 or go online for more information. Roy Bowen Theatre College of Arts and Sciences asccomm@osu.edu America/New_York public
Event Host: The Department of Theatre


Written by Alice Childress and directed by Melissa Maxwell,Trouble in Mind will be performed at the Roy Bowen Theatre in the Drake Performance & Event Center.

Read an overview of Trouble in Mind written by the Columbus Dispatch.
Read Columbus Underground's review of the show.

On Broadway in 1957, an integrated theatre company begins rehearsals on a topical drama dealing with controversial current events, which they hope will be Broadway’s next big hit. When prejudices and stereotypes emerge in the company, talented African-American actress Wiletta Mayer faces a difficult choice: the opportunity to achieve her lifelong dream of playing a leading role on Broadway or compromising her principles. Trouble in Mind, a backstage satire of egos and attitudes, is an insightful look at who we are and who we want to be.

New York based Melissa Maxwell, guest artist in residence, who received a BFA in theatre performance from Boston University, is a director, award-winning playwright, actor, filmmaker and motivational speaker. Her play Unrequited Love won the New Professional Theatre’s Our Worlds Award for excellence in playwriting, and she has appeared on Law & Order, The Sopranos and All My Children. She has produced a short film titled Fetus Envy and has presented two TEDx Talks.

Afterwords: A post-performance discussion with the audience. Thursday, March 5 following the performance of Trouble in Mind. Director Melissa Maxwell will join Professor Koritha Mitchell (Department of English) in a discussion about Childress's play. Mitchell, a specialist in African American literature, is the author of the award winning Living with Lynching: African American Lynching Plays, Performance, and Citizenship, 1890 - 1930 (University of Illinois Press, 2011). Shelby Brewster, dramaturg, will moderate the discussion that will include the cast and production team.

Cast:

Wiletta.............................................................................................Tameishia Peterson
Henry.........................................................................................................Colton Weiss
John.........................................................................................................David Johnson
Millie.........................................................................................................Akia Williams
Judy........................................................................................................Jennifer Geiger
Manners............................................................................................Daniel Shtivelberg
Eddie.................................................................................................Mike Writtenberry
Sheldon...............................................................................................Corey Lipkins, Jr.
Bill.............................................................................................................John Quigley

Performance times include:
Wednesday, March 4 - Friday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 7 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 8 at 3 p.m.Tuesday, March 10 - Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $20 general public; $18 Ohio State faculty, staff, Alumni Association members, senior citizens; $15 students and children. Purchase tickets through The Ohio State University Box Office: call (614) 292-2295 or go online for more information.

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