Playwright Dominique Morisseau (Photo courtesy Virginia Repertory Theatre)
If you’ve ever listened to a discussion of societal inequities, then you know about the "school-to-prison pipeline.” For those who don’t run in such circles, it’s the tendency of harsh school and government policies to lead young people from detention to incarceration. It’s what Nya, a schoolteacher and the main character of “Pipeline,” a play written by Dominique Morisseau, is trying to keep her son away from. It’s a timely story that made the play one of the most produced of 2019.
This Virginia Repertory Theatre production is dedicated to the memory of longtime friends of the theater, former board member Martha Norris Gilbert and actor Tony Cosby.
The play continues through Nov. 7; see website for showtimes. Tickets are $56 to $45.
