Pipeline - Dominique Morisseau

Written by Dominique Morisseau
Read by Sophina Brown, Eugene Byrd, Demetrius Grosse, Sharon Lawrence, X Mayo, Uyoata Udi, Karen Malina White
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Nya, a dedicated teacher at an inner-city school, is desperate to give her only son opportunities that her own public high school students will never have. When a controversial incident at his private school threatens to get Omari expelled, Nya must confront her own deepest fears to give her son a future.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in February 2022.

Directed by Larry Powell

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production starring:

Sophina Brown as Nya

Eugene Byrd as Dun

Demetrius Grosse as Xavier

Sharon Lawrence as Laurie

X Mayo as Jasmine

Uyoata Udi as Omari

Karen Malina White as P.A. Announcer

Student Voices (Olathe East High School, Olathe, Kansas): Rabiatu Amadu, Calista Wanjiku, Damarion Green-Burk, William Kalihamwe, and Coach Jason Peete

Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

Prepared for Audio by Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Editor and Mixer: Charles Carroll

Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner

Music by Jimmy Keys, AKA “J. Keys.”

Copyright 2017 Dominique Morisseau. All rights reserved.

Used by permission. Originally Produced by Lincoln Center Theater in 2017, New York City.

Pipeline was commissioned by Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago; Martha Lavey, Artistic Director; David Hawkanson, Executive Director.