Publisher Description
Nya, a dedicated teacher at an inner-city school, is desperate to give her only son opportunities that her own public high school students will never have. When a controversial incident at his private school threatens to get Omari expelled, Nya must confront her own deepest fears to give her son a future. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in February 2022. Directed by Larry Powell Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production starring: Sophina Brown as Nya Eugene Byrd as Dun Demetrius Grosse as Xavier Sharon Lawrence as Laurie X Mayo as Jasmine Uyoata Udi as Omari Karen Malina White as P.A. Announcer Student Voices (Olathe East High School, Olathe, Kansas): Rabiatu Amadu, Calista Wanjiku, Damarion Green-Burk, William Kalihamwe, and Coach Jason Peete Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson Prepared for Audio by Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Editor and Mixer: Charles Carroll Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner Music by Jimmy Keys, AKA "J. Keys." Copyright ©2017 Dominique Morisseau. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Originally Produced by Lincoln Center Theater in 2017, New York City. Pipeline was commissioned by Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago; Martha Lavey, Artistic Director, David Hawkanson, Executive Director.
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About the Narrators
JD Jackson is a theater professor, aspiring stage director, and award-winning audiobook narrator. He is a classically trained actor, and his television and film credits include roles on House, ER, Law & Order, Hack, Sherrybaby, Diary of a City Priest, and Lucky Number Slevin. He is the recipient of more than a dozen Earphones Awards for narration and an Odyssey Honor for G. Neri’s Ghetto Cowboy, and he was also named one of AudioFile magazine’s Best Voices of the Year for 2012 and 2013. An adjunct professor at Los Angeles Southwest College, he has an MFA in theater from Temple University.
Gabra Zackman is an actress, author, and narrator who has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards. She was educated at Northwestern University. A classically trained actress, she has appeared in theaters all over the country as well as on film and television.