Pipeline (TCG Edition) - by Dominique Morisseau (Paperback)

About the Book

A riveting new play from an award-winning playwright.

Book Synopsis

"Pipeline confirms Dominique Morisseau's reputation as a playwright of piercing eloquence." --Ben Brantley, New York Times

With profound compassion and lyricism, Morisseau brings us a powerful play that delves into the urgent issue of the "school-to-prison" pipeline that ensnares people of color. Issues of class, race, parenting, and education in America are brought to the frontlines, as we are left to question the systematic structures that ultimately trap underserved communities.

Review Quotes

"Pipeline showcases an American playwright in full blaze."

"If Dominique Morisseau wasn't already established as one of the most exciting theater voices that have emerged in this young century, Pipeline should surely confirm that status."

"Powerful, passionate, and intelligent."

"This emotionally harrowing drama raises barbed questions about class, race, parental duty, and the state of American education."

"This is a writer who has a flawless ear for the way kids see the world and their ability to navigate it with surgical eloquence."

About the Author

Dominique Morisseau is the author of The Detroit Project, which includes the plays Skeleton Crew, Paradise Blue, and Detroit '67. Additional plays include Pipeline, Sunset Baby, Blood at the Root, Follow Me To Nellie's, Confederates, and Bad Kreyòl. She is also the Tony-nominated book writer of the Broadway musical Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations. Morisseau is an alumna of The Public Theater Emerging Writers Group, Women's Project Lab, and Lark Playwrights Workshop and has developed work at Sundance Lab, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference. She also served as co-producer on the Showtime series Shameless (3 seasons). She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Steinberg Playwright Award, the NBTF August Wilson Playwriting Award, and the MacArthur Genius Grant.