AUDITIONS
for Theatre Morgan’s production of
PIPELINE
By Dominique Morriseau
DIRECTOR: Reggie Phoenix
SYNOPSIS: Nya’s son, Omari, is tormented with rage and in trouble at school. A fractured family navigates a broken system as a mother fights for her son’s future in a world divided by race, class, and money. Compassion and eloquence galvanize this gritty new work by one of America’s most sought-after play-wrights.
COME PREPARED:
To read sides from the play
AUDITION DATE & TIME:
Thursday, February 20, 2020
4:30pm
Rehearsals begin Monday, February 24 and will run M-F from 6-10PM.
Runs April 17- 26
LOCATION:
Morgan State University
Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center
ROOM 222
2201 Argonne Drive, Baltimore, MD 21251
ALL ARE WELCOME!
TheatreMorganMSU@gmail.com
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Nya-Black woman, mid-late 30s. Single mother. Public H.S. Teacher.
Trying to raise her teenage son on her own with much difficulty.
A good teacher inspiring her students in a stressed environment.
Smoker. Sometimes drinker. Holding together by a thread.
Omari- Black man, late teens. Smart and astute. Rage without release.
Tender and honest at his core. Something profoundly sensitive amidst
the anger. Wrestling with his identity between private school education
and being from a so-called urban community. Nya’s son.
Jasmine-Black or Latina woman, late teens. Sensitive and tough. A sharp
bite, a soft smile. Profoundly aware of herself and her environment.
Attends upstate private school but from a so-called urban environment.
In touch with the poetry of her own language.
Xavier- Black man, mid-late 30’s. Single father-struggling to connect to
his own son. Marketing exec. Wounded relationship with his ex-wife.
Financially stable. Emotionally impoverished. Nya’s ex-husband. Omari’s
Father.
Laurie- White woman, 50’s. Pistol of a woman. Teaches in Public High
School and can hold her own against the tough students and the stressed
environment. Doesn’t bite her tongue. A don’t-f-with-me chick.
Dun- Black man, early-mid 30’s. Public High School security guard. Fit
and optimistic. Charismatic with women. Genuine and thoughtful and
trying to be a gentleman in a stressed environment. It’s not easy.
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