Pipeline

Pipeline examines the school-to-prison pipeline through the interconnected lives of a high school teacher, a parent, and a student navigating the American education system. Set in a struggling public school, the play explores how systemic racism, underfunding, and zero-tolerance policies conspire to criminalize Black youth rather than educate them. As tensions escalate around a student's suspension, the characters confront their own complicity in perpetuating cycles of inequality. The work balances intimate personal moments with broader social critique, revealing how institutional failures ripple through families and communities. Through sharp dialogue and emotional depth, Morisseau illuminates the human cost of policies that prioritize punishment over support, asking difficult questions about who bears responsibility for systemic injustice.