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Sunday, February 9, 2020

TROUBLE IN MIND: Theater Collaboration

staff photo by: Michael O'Brian
TROUBLE IN MIND: Isis H. Crowley,  left, Carlton Taylor, Mikah-el Ben Israel, Andre C. Willis, David Giardina, and Joey L. Tomorrow rehearse a scene from the play "Trouble in Mind." The play will be presented at 8pm. Thursday through Sunday at the Afro-American Cultural Center at 211 Park St. There will be a matinee on Sunday .......... the production is the first collaborative effort between the Alliance Theater and the Afro- American Cultural Center. The drama by Alice Childress takes place during the civil rights movement of the 50's. A racially mixed group of actors gather to rehearse a play considered "timely" by it's white director. As actors transform themselves into the cliche southern characters, real life tensions are revealed, according to directors Carol Penny and Caroline Jackson. Tickets are $3.50 for center members and $5 for general admission. For reservations and information call 436-8700.