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In this groundbreaking lyrical drama, Nya—a dedicated inner-city school teacher—sends her own son, Omari, to private school. But when a teacher’s questions push a button, Omari pushes back. An altercation ensues, and Nya’s plans for Omari’s future begin to unravel. Pipeline is a compelling, must-see portrait of the systemic school-to-prison pipeline and the experience of being a parent to a young black man in America.
(U/S Jasmine) can't believe she's nearing the end of her CWRU/CPH adventure! She was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and raised in friendly Fridley, Minnesota. She graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN with double majors in Honors Theatre and Communication Studies. Favorite credits include: To Kill a Mockingbird more
(Xavier) New York credits include Mlima in Mlima’s Tale at the Public Theater, Two Mile Hollow with Women's Project Theater, Carnival with the National Black Theater. National Tour: Julius Caesar, Comedy of Errors with The Acting Company. Regional: Pipeline at Studio Theater (DC), Mud Row with the People's Light Theater, more
(Nya) is a multicultural actress from New York. Her credits include but are not limited to: Theater - The Mountaintop, Heritage Theater UVA (One of the best performances in 2018) — C-Ville Virginia; Twelfth Night, Endgame; Baltimore Center Stage: Paradox of the Urban Cliché; Labyrinth Theater Company: Funnyhouse of a more
(Laurie) was seen earlier this year in Native Gardens at Arkansas Repertory Theatre. Off-Broadway she was Lois Wilson in Bill W and Dr. Bob, a role she originated in Boston. Other plays she has appeared in include God of Carnage, A Streetcar Named Desire (Elliot Norton and IRNE awards for more
(Omari) is excited to make his Cleveland Play House debut! Kadeem was most recently seen as Chris in Sweat at the American Conservatory Theater. He has worked regionally at Berkeley Repertory Theater, Cal Shakes, and Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. He would like to thank his mother, brothers, and all his friends more
(U/S Nya) is a Cleveland native and holds an MFA from Kent State University. Credits include: Kiss Me, Kate (National Tour), The Groove Factory (New York Musical Theatre Festival), Hairspray (Northshore Music Theatre, Porthouse Theatre), Sister Act (Porthouse Theatre, Karamu House), The Full Monty (Northshore Music Theatre),?Fences (Karamu House), The more
(Jasmine) Cleveland Play House debut! Regional Theater includes Cadillac Crew (Yale Rep), Scapino (Gulfshore Playhouse), Love’s Labour’s Lost (The Acting Company), The Mecca Tales (Sheen Center). Film/TV: Orange is the New Black (Netflix), Elementary (CBS), Hightown (STARZ), Queen of the Desert (Short Film). Education: BFA SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Theater more
(Dun) is a recent graduate of The Pennsylvania State University where his credits include Your Blues Ain't Sweet Like Mine and Clybourne Park. Upon graduation, he obtained his first regional theatre credit in Dominique Morisseau's world premiere of Mud Row at People's Light Theatre in Malvern, PA. Eric is excited more
(U/S Omari) is here in Cleveland for a fun time not a long time. Abdul graduated summa cum laude from Kent State with a BA in Theatre Arts. He has recently been seen in the CRSHD world premiere in the Tribeca Film Festival. Also look out for him on Amazon more
(Costume Designer) Mud Row (People’s Light Theatre Malvern, PA); Pipeline, Skeleton Crew (Actors’ Theatre Louisville, KY); Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, The Amen Corner (Alliance Theatre Atlanta, GA); Film: Limited Partners, What Men Want, Night School, A Meyer's Christmas, Ride Along, Reluctant Fundamentalist, One Missed Call, Madea Goes To Jail, Zombieland, more
(Lighting Designer) Cleveland Play House productions include: Into the Breeches!; Native Gardens; An Iliad; The Invisible Hand; These Mortal Hosts; The Good Peaches; A Christmas Story; The Little Foxes; Venus in Fur; Every Good Boy Deserves Favor; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; and Stew and the Negro more
(Director) World Premiere: Mud Row by Dominique Morisseau, Travisville by William Jackson Harper, Bayard Rustin: Inside Ashland by Steve H. Broadnax III, The Hot Wing King by Katori Hall, Everybody Black by Dave Harris. Theatre Includes: Actors’ Theatre of Louisville, Cleveland Play House, People’s Light, Hattiloo Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre more
(Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be in her third season at Cleveland Play House, having worked on Pipeline, Into the Breeches!, An Iliad, Tiny Houses, The Seagull, Shakespeare in Love, Macbeth, The Invisible Hand, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, just to name a few. Her previous more
(Scenic Designer) is an award winning scenic designer working internationally in theater and live events. His recent work includes Billy Elliot the Musical in Sao Paulo, Brazil, premieres of Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew (Atlantic Theater) and Mud Row, Lauren Gunderson's I and You at 59E59, Katori Hall's The Blood Quilt more
(Sound Designer) Recent work: Indecent at the Denver Center, world premiere of Dominique Morisseau’s Mud Row at People’s Light & Theatre Company, world premiere of The Great Leap, Denver Center Theatre Company, The Bacchae with Classical Theatre of Harlem, and How to Catch Creation at Baltimore Center Stage and the more
(Projections Designer) is a multimedia designer working in theater, installation, and film. Her work is driven by the love of storytelling and belief in its power to shift the status quo. Frequent collaborators include Liz Lerman, Ping Chong, Kamilah Forbes, Tim Bond, Talvin Wilks, Ty Defoe, and Tamilla Woodard. Recent more
(Stage Manager) was Cleveland Play House's resident stage manager from 2001 to 2008 and returned to CPH in the fall of 2011. This past summer, he worked at Porthouse Theatre where he stage managed Man of La Mancha and The Music Man. John has also stage managed at North more
(Playwright) is the author of The Detroit Project (A 3-Play Cycle) which includes the following plays: Skeleton Crew (Atlantic Theater Company), Paradise Blue (Signature Theatre), and Detroit ’67 (Public Theater, Classical Theatre of Harlem and NBT). Additional plays include: Pipeline (Lincoln Center Theatre), Sunset Baby (LAByrinth Theatre); Blood at the more
(Stage Manager) is a Cleveland native who also proudly Stage Manages. Recent mainstage works include Every Brilliant Thing, Pipeline, CPH’s Borderlight reading of Our Dad is in Atlantis, Native Gardens, An Iliad, The Royale, The Diary of Anne Frank, ASM’ed The Good Peaches, hand-over SM’ed A Christmas Story and Sweat, more
(Casting) credits include Poisoner’s Handbook, Becoming Helen Keller, and Mystery of Matter, PBS. Other PBS projects include The Abolitionists, Dolley Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John and Abigail Adams, Benjamin Franklin (Emmy Award), Liberty (Peabody Award), God in America, People vs. Leo Frank, Louisa May Alcott, Great Performances (Artios Award in Outstanding more
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1407 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115
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1901 E. 13th Street, Suite 200 Cleveland, OH 44114 (216) 400-7000
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