WP Theater, under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Lisa McNulty and Managing Director Michael Sag, has announced the 2022 lineup for The Pipeline Festival, the fourth biennial showcase of the artists in its celebrated WP Lab residency for playwrights, directors, and producers. Returning live and in-person from Mar 24 – May 14 at WP Theater (2162 Broadway, at 76th St), with one production to be streamed, the festival is the culmination of the renowned two-year WP Lab residency, providing a unique opportunity for audiences to see five new works in various stages of development, ranging from staged readings, to streamed films, to full-length workshop productions – presented over a span of several weeks. The Festival, true to its name, serves as a pipeline to funnel the work of talented Women+ artists to the forefront of American theater.  Each play is created and produced by collaborative writer/director/producer teams from the WP Lab residency program. The 2020-2022 WP Lab artists are; Playwrights: Gethsemane Herron-Coward (she/her), Nambi E. Kelley (she/her), Haruna Lee (they/them), Zizi Majid (she/her), Daaimah Mubashshir (she/her); Directors: Miranda Haymon (she/her they/them), Chika Ike (she/her), Sophiyaa Nayar (she/her), Machel Ross (she/her), Katherine Wilkinson (she/they); Produers: Iyvon E. (she/her), B.J. Evans (she/her), Kristin Leahey (she/her), Ayana Parker Morrison (she/her), Cynthia J. Tong (she/her.)  Tickets for The Pipeline Festival are available at www.wptheater.org. The lineup is as follows:THEY CAME IN THE NIGHT (Mar 24-26) by Zizi Majid, directed by Carolyn Cantor, produced and dramaturged by Kristin Leahey. After the sudden death of her mother, Zsa Zsa receives a visitor from Baghdad: an aunt, who served as an interpreter for the U.S. military and has finally been allowed to immigrate to the U.S.; ROOM ENOUGH (FOR US ALL) (April 14-16) by Daaimah Mubashshir, directed by Katherine Wilkinson, produced by Ayana Parker Morrison. Fatimah, a recently widowed mother, is determined to have it all. In an attempt to set things right by her queer daughter, Jamillah, she invites her to return home after a 10-year absence from the family. Fatimah plans to bring a new progressive Eid Holiday Festival to Masjid Al-Noor, but her son, Abdullah, feels that in order to protect the family legacy, he needs to fight against these changes; KIN (April 21-23) by Gethsemane Herron-Coward, directed by Chika Ike, produced by Cynthia J Tong.  As GHC’s family members come together to celebrate the return of an imprisoned relative—a son, father, and partner—she reveals her worst secret via the internet. With each click of the keyboard, the ties that bind the family are threatened, as well as the impending reunion; PLURAL (LOVE) (streaming April 29-May 1) by Haruna Lee & Jen Goma, directed by Sophiyaa Nayar, produced by: BJ Evans. With the short film plural (love), Jen Goma and Haruna Lee flirt with the boundaries of desire, power and responsibility, building an environment that feels akin to stepping into a soft BDSM roleplay. A NEW PLAY BY NAMBI E. KELLEY (May 12-14) by Nambi E. Kelley, directed by Machel Ross, produced by Iyvon E.  A powerfully poetic one-woman show, Kelley’s play asks the questions: Who is the dreamer? Are the ancestors dreaming you, are you dreaming them, or are we dreaming each other? A meditation on how dreams affect consciousness, agency, and personal power in the construction of a Black woman's understanding of her connection to her ancestors through time. Press contact: Vivacity Media Group (212/812-1483)...