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Pipeline? [Theatre](https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/blog/tag/theatre) [Higher Education](https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/blog/tag/higher-education) [Teaching tips](https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/blog/tag/teaching-tips) [Topics and trends](https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/blog/tag/topics-and-trends) [![Author Avatar](https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/hubfs/talia-1.jpg) ](https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/blog/author/talia-rodgers) [ Talia Rodgers ](https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/blog/author/talia-rodgers) Head of Higher Education, Digital Theatre+ ![](https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/hubfs/Blog-Are-You-Teaching-Dominique-Morisseau-Pipeline-Featured.png) Karen Pittman (Nya) and Namir Smallwood (Omari) in Pipeline | BroadwayHD | © Jeremy Daniel Share this blog to [mailto:someone@example.com?subject=Recommended%20for%20you&body=Are%20you%20teaching...%20Pipeline?%0D%0Ahttps://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/blog/are-you-teaching-pipeline](mailto:someone@example.com?subject=Recommended%20for%20you&body=Are%20you%20teaching...%20Pipeline?%0D%0Ahttps://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/blog/are-you-teaching-pipeline) 'Pipeline* is at once an homage to such authors as Lorraine Hansberry, Langston Hughes, and Amiri Baraka, and yet firmly the product of a unique, deeply resonant sensibility.'* – [Deadline](https://deadline.com/2017/07/review-pipeline-dominique-morisseau-1202126631/) *'[an] emotionally harrowing, ethically ambiguous drama that raises barbed questions about class, race, parental duty, and the state of American education.'* – [Variety](https://variety.com/2017/legit/reviews/pipeline-review-play-dominique-morisseau-1202490874/) In today's blog, we're sharing some of our top resources to help you introduce your students to [Dominique Morisseau](https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/practitioner/dominique-morisseau)'s 2017 *Pipeline*. Captured live at the Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater in 2019, watch the full production (alongside written and audio-visual educational resources) with a [free trial to Digital Theatre+ today](https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/he-free-trial). ## Introducing Dominique Morisseau's *Pipeline* *Pipeline* is Dominique Morisseau’s 2017 play about the notorious ‘school-to-prison pipeline’ which bedevils (mostly poor, mostly African American) students of inner-city public high schools.  The filmed production of the play at the Lincoln Center Theater has long been one of the most popularly-studied productions on DT+.  A brilliant narrative operating at the intersection of race, class, parenthood and education, the play explores the stresses and strains felt by single mother Nya, a teacher at a public high school, and her son Omari.  Omari attends an expensive private academy upstate, but is in danger of being expelled for hitting a white teacher in response to racism in the classroom.    The raw power of the street language used by Omari and his girlfriend Jasmine shadows – and segues into – the poetry Nya teaches in her English classroom. The result is a gripping, poignant drama which is ideal for teaching undergraduates about themes such as race and racism, and socio-economic issues, in the context of an education system and relatable domestic backdrop. *'I was really happy to see *Pipeline* on Digital Theatre+. This is a play that can really get students to dig deeply into, not just the issues of race and ethnicity, but also relationships, their own experiences with bullying [...] For American students, that really helps to open them up to what's happening in other parts of the world [...] DT+ is my go-to place now.'* – Sandra Adell, University of Wisconsin-Madison [Watch the trailer for *Pipeline* – full production available with a free trial to DT+](https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/he-free-trial) ## Teaching *Pipeline* with Digital Theatre+ There are so many strands to the story, we might get lost were it not for some clever plotting by Morisseau and the excellent ensemble staging by director Lileana Blain-Cruz, supported by superb acting by the cast.  At DT+, we’ve made sure we have specialist educational resources to assist educators who want to use *Pipeline *to anchor any of their teaching: - We have a 5000-word authoritative ‘[Critical Introduction](https://edu.digitaltheatreplus.com/content/guides/dominique-morisseaus-pipeline-a-critical-introduction)’ written by Sandra Adell, which covers a biographical profile of Dominique Morisseau, a breakdown of the play itself, influences and context, and discussion questions to use in class. - For those who want something accessibly audio-visual, we also have an excellent e-learning video series, [*Unlocked: Pipeline*](https://edu.digitaltheatreplus.com/collections/unlocked-pipeline). Across four short episodes, this series explores the characters, themes, and context of the play. - Clips from the production also appear in several videos from our [Key Concepts e-learning series](https://edu.digitaltheatreplus.com/collections/key-concepts-in-playwriting), including those on [Acting](https://edu.digitaltheatreplus.com/collections/key-concepts-in-acting), [Theatre For Social Change](https://edu.digitaltheatreplus.com/collections/key-concepts-in-theatre-for-social-change), [Playwriting](https://edu.digitaltheatreplus.com/collections/key-concepts-in-playwriting), and [Voice](https://edu.digitaltheatreplus.com/collections/key-concepts-in-voice). And it doesn’t stop there! We have a host of related content on DT+ which provides material for further exploration – including key scenes from [Lorraine Hansberry’s ](https://edu.digitaltheatreplus.com/titles/a-raisin-in-the-sun)*[A Raisin in the Sun](https://edu.digitaltheatreplus.com/titles/a-raisin-in-the-sun) *(for US and UK subscribers); a roundtable discussion ‘[Black Acting Methods: Diversity in the Classroom](https://edu.digitaltheatreplus.com/content/workshops/black-acting-methods-diversity-in-the-theatre-classroom)’, and Kahlid Y. Long’s superb ‘[Concise Introduction to African American Theatre](https://edu.digitaltheatreplus.com/content/guides/a-concise-introduction-to-african-american-theatre)’, which traces the history, context, and analysis of the field.  ---   ## About Digital Theatre+ 'Digital Theatre+ is one of the great democratizing resources for students of theatre and literature. 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