With profound compassion and lyricism, Pipeline brings an urgent conversation powerfully to the fore. Morisseau pens a deeply moving story of a mother's fight to give her son a future - without turning her back on the community that made him who he is.
A mother's hopes for her son clash with an educational system rigged against him in Dominique Morisseau's riveting play. Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher, is committed to her students but desperate to give her only son Omari opportunities they'll never have. When a controversial incident at his upstate private school threatens to get him expelled, Nya must confront his rage and her own choices as a parent. But will she be able to reach him before a world beyond her control pulls him away? With profound compassion and lyricism, Pipeline brings an urgent conversation powerfully to the fore. It is a deeply moving story of a mother's fight to give her son a future -- without turning her back on the community that made him who he is. Pipeline was premiered at the Lincoln Center Theatre in New York City in June 2017.
Navigating the complexities of class, race, and family ties, two generations of sisters face their own challenges on Mud Row in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Elsie aspires to elevate her status through marriage, while Frances actively participates in the Civil Rights movement. Years later, estranged sisters Regine and Toshi confront their familial legacy when Regine inherits their grandmother's house, forcing them to reconcile their differences and shared history.
An energized, vibrant, witty look at the point where the personal and political collide from a great young American playwright.
It's 1967 in Detroit. Motown music is getting the party started, and Chelle and her brother Lank are making ends meet by turning their basement into an after-hours joint. But when a mysterious woman finds her way into their lives, the siblings clash over more much more than the family business. As their pent-up feelings erupt, so does their city, and they find themselves caught in the middle of the '67 riots.Detroit '67 is presented in association with Classical Theatre of Harlem and the National Black Theatre.Detroit '67 was awarded the 2014 Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History
A gifted trumpeter faces a crossroads as he considers selling his jazz club in Detroit's Blackbottom neighborhood to escape his troubled past. This decision impacts his loyal partner, Pumpkin, who has her own aspirations, and the club's bebop band. The arrival of a captivating woman with her own agenda further complicates their lives, challenging their dreams and relationships. This vibrant drama explores the struggle of forging a new path while grappling with the legacies of the past, all set against a rich musical backdrop.
"At the start of the Great Recession, one of the last auto stamping plants in Detroit is on shaky ground. Each of the workers have to make choices on how to move forward if their plant goes under. Shanita has to decide how she'll support herself and her unborn child, Faye has to decide how and where she'll live, and Dez has to figure out how to make his ambitious dreams a reality. Power dynamics shift as their manager Reggie is torn between doing right by his work family, and by the red tape in his office. Powerful and tense, Skeleton Crew is the third of Dominique Morisseau's Detroit cycle trilogy."--Page [4] of cover.
A striking new ensemble drama based on the Jena Six; six Black students who were initially charged with attempted murder for a school fight after being provoked with nooses hanging from a tree on campus. This bold new play by Dominique Morisseau (Sunset Baby, Detroit '67, Skeleton Crew) examines the miscarriage of justice, racial double standards, and the crises in relations between men and women of all classes and, as a result, the shattering state of Black family life.
A searing new trilogy depicting black lives through three defining periods in Detroit history.
Follow Me to Nellie's takes place in the home of the infamous Nellie Jackson's, where a hopeless blues singer is looking for a way out, a brave freedom fighter is looking for a way in, and a house of downtrodden women are looking for a new day. In 1955 Mississippi, during the reign of segregation, the price of attaining their dreams may cost them everything. Dominique Morisseau's play takes a harrowing look at those who risked everything so that all Americans could be afforded the opportunity to vote.