In honor of Black History Month, UHD will be performing the hard-hitting subject of the school-to-prison pipeline. Boasting a talented crew and cast, “Pipeline” will be the event of the season at the O’Kane Theatre. Shows are now playing through March 8.
UHD presents a modern dramatic portrait of a Black family under pressure and caught in the school-to-prison pipeline. Based on playwright Dominique Morisseau’s experience and her mother’s teaching career, this Black writer evokes the power of education, historic injustices, and personal tragedy through her play.
Audiences can expect an hour-and-a-half show with talented UHD student actors and technicians including stage manager Dana Estoesta and assistant stage manager Alana Humes.
UHD welcomes the O’Kane Theatre directorial debut of Zach Dailey who hails from San Antonio. Dailey received his doctorate in theater and interdisciplinary fine arts from Texas Tech University and is the newly received professor of drama at UHD. His knowledge of theater history and dramaturgy is on display in this one-act play.
The plot of the play follows a dedicated teacher, Naya, who struggles to help her son, Omari, through the system of violence and oppression buried deep within the education system and the culture at large. Navigating relationships, violence, pain and death, this diverse cast brings new perspectives and challenges for audiences to recognize how the school system sets up some students for a life behind bars. How family bonds endure in the face of the law, the system, and the history of our society is a must-see for this season of entertainment.
“Pipeline” is showing now at the O’Kane Theatre in One Main Building, N364. Tickets are $7.50 plus tax and service fee. Evening and matinee show times running. Tickets are available online at the official UHD theater ticket kiosk.
Show Dates and Times:
Thursday, Feb. 27 – 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 28 – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 1 – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 5 – 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 7 – 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 8 – 7:30 p.m.
