Pipeline
by Alchemy Theatre Company
Apr. 09 - May. 15 (2023)
Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher, is committed to her students but desperate to give her only son Omari opportunities they’ll never have. When a controversial incident at his upstate private school threatens to get him expelled, Nya must confront his rage and her own choices as a parent. But will she be able to reach him before a world beyond her control pulls him away? With profound compassion and lyricism, Pipeline brings an urgent conversation powerfully to the fore. Morisseau pens a deeply moving story of a mother’s fight to give her son a future — without turning her back on the community that made him who he is.
Pipeline
By Dominique Morisseau
Directed by Simone Raquel Alexander
PIPELINE CASTING NOTICE
PIPELINE written by Domminique Morisseau, Directed by Simone Alexander.
VIDEO AUDITION DATE:
Video submission due before May 15th, 2023. Callback instructions to follow.
AUDITION LOCATION:
Virtual first round and callback will be held at The Mastrogeorge Theatre, 130 Pedernales Street, Austin TX 78702 (@ Cesar Chavez). Lot and street parking.
REHEARSALS:
Beginning the week of July 17, 2023 (specific rehearsal times TBD and based upon actor availability).
PERFORMANCE DATES:
September 7, 2023 to September 30, 2022
Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings
PAY: Some pay.
ROLES:
NYA: Black woman, mid-late 30s. Single mother. Public high school teacher. Raising her teenage son on her own with much difficulty. A good teacher inspiring her students in a stressed environment. Strong but burning out. Smoker. Sometimes drinker. Holding together by a thread.
OMARI: Black man, late teens. Nya’s son. 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.
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.
XAVIER: Black man, mid-late 30s. Nya’s ex-husband. Omari’s father. Single father. Struggling to connect to his own son. Marketing executive. Wounded relationship with his ex-wife. Financially stable. Emotionally impoverished.
LAURIE: White woman, 50s. 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-fuckwith-me chick.
DUN: Black man, early-mid 30s. Public high school security guard. Fit and optimistic. Charismatic with women. Genuine and thoughtful and trying to be a gentleman in a stressed environment.
ALL ROLES AND DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
SUBMISSIONS:
If you are interested in a particular role, please let us know by submitting your headshot and resume to the attention of Simone Alexander at: simoneraquelalexander@gmail.com and we will be happy to review and consider your request. Both your headshot and resume should be in PDF format and your full name must appear in the file name. Requests should be sent to the above address with a valid email address included for the purposes of correspondence.
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