Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau is a play about a single mother and inner-city public high school teacher who struggles to raise her son. The play explores themes of racial inequality, parental duty, and the challenges of parenting a child with anger. 

The play sheds a powerful light on the troubling reality that many black boys are funneled from the education system directly into the prison system, illustrating how institutionalized racism and systemic failures contribute to this cycle. It also reveals how today's youth are increasingly desensitized to trauma due to the constant exposure to violence, injustice, and suffering through various social media platforms. This constant barrage of distressing content erodes their emotional responses, making it difficult to process or seek help for their own mental health struggles. The play further emphasizes the growing mental health crisis among African American males, as they navigate a world where their struggles are often overlooked, leaving them without the support they desperately need to thrive.