Pipeline
Original music and transition selections from PIPELINE, by Dominique Morisseau, Produced at the Sharon L Morse Performing arts Center in 2021.
My touchstones for this production were:
- The setting is urban, contemporary, and occasionally dips from reality into an abyss-like liminal space to describe the mental state of the main character.
- The environments themselves are malicious, and all suggest a prison without explicitly being one.
-The music is based on lo-fi hip hop (aka the best study music ever), and is full of harsh, institutional, sounds of failure and broken infrastructure.
- With the director's blessing I highlighted Black joy and peace wherever they they show their face.
PC Brian Sumner
PC Brian Sumner
By Dominique Morisseau
The Sharon L Morse Performing Arts Center
Director: Roberta Emerson | Scenic Design: Kenneth Constant | Costume Design: Monica Titus | Sound Design: Nick Erickson | Projection Design: Nick Erickson | Lighting Design: David Krupla | Lighting Design: Dave Krupla | Assistant Lighting Design: Lindsey Young |
Cast: Jade Jones, Matthew Zenon, TroyElan Richardson, Damany Omar Riley, Patti McGuire, Esdras Toussaint