Pipeline

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.