Artistic Director

Director

After two incidents at his public school which culminated in two suspensions, Nya, a public-school teacher, takes her son, Omari, out of the inner-city public school and enrolls him at Fernbrook, a private school far from home. When a third behavioral event happens there, expulsion and possible criminal charges might be next, Nya must confront the decisions and sacrifices she’s made to ensure Omari’s success. Written by MacArthur Fellowship recipient (The Genius Award) Dominique Morisseau, herself a former Detroit schoolteacher, Pipeline puts a magnifying glass on the complexities and nuances of Black parenting in the inner-city to the forefront.

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Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau

San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center

One of the most famous stories of young love explodes with intense passion in this contemporary production—as two star-crossed lovers from two different families and backgrounds sacrifice all to be together. Artistic Director Nataki Garrett sets her first Shakespeare production at OSF on the West Coast and explores the financial and class divisions of our current time through this beloved tale.

Romeo and Juliet

Oregon Shakespeare Festival

 Anthony Davis, composer of X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Music for this true story adaptation of systemic discrimination. This gripping opera follows the wrongful convictions of five African American and Latino teenagers in the assault of a white female jogger in Central Park. 

Nataki Garrett

Artistic Director, Director

Events

Upcoming events

10 - 18 May, 2025

The Central Park Five · Detroit Opera

Past events

15 - 31 Mar, 2024

Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau · African-American Shakespeare Company

Apr 28 - Oct 15, 2023

Romeo and Juliet · Oregon Shakespeare Festival

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