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WMUK s Gordon Bolar reviews the Face Off Theatre Company s production of Pipeline The “pipeline” referenced in the title of Dominique Morisseau’s play is the system that disproportionately incarcerates young men of color for offenses in public or private schools. Rather than examine the system itself, Morisseau focuses on the distress of two individuals: Nya, a single mother who teaches in an inner-city school, and her son, Omari, a student whose future is jeopardized by a fight he starts in class. The result is a riveting, stunning, and beautifully acted production, directed by Marissa Harrington, that yields insights into the values and choices made by an African American family trying to cope with an educational system that threatens to destroy them. ....
Courtesy photo | Face Off Theatre Company After tragically losing her brother, a young woman named Yolanda is sent to live with her grandmother, Mother Shaw. Mother Shaw takes the reluctant Yolanda in, and soon Mother Shaw s circle of friends becomes interested in Yolanda s welfare. These ladies take pride in dressing up for church and wearing spectacular hats to Sunday services hats that have stayed in families for years, each one a uniquely personal possession. That s the premise of Regina Taylor s play CROWNS, which will run from Feb 27 - Mar 1 at the Judy K. Joliffe Theatre in downtown Kalamazoo. In this radio interview, Cara Lieurance spoke with Face Off Theatre Company s founder/artistic director Marissa Harrington, actress Brenda Earvin (Mother Shaw), and actress Jeannine Jones (Wanda) about the hats, gospel music, and themes of hope and healing community that CROWNS has to offer. ....