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Content Disclosure
This production of Pipeline includes the following: ​
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videos of violence in school including adults harming children
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videos that can cause vertigo or photosensitivity
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AbortionHester is branded with the letter A to signal to the community she is an abortionist. When she is on stage her brand can be seen on her chest. Throughout the play we will sometimes see Hesters tools, a bloody apron or blood on her clothing. This "blood" is comprised of strings and fibrous materials so the blood is a stylistic and unrealistic representation.
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Loss of life / Violence / Murder / Bodily HarmIn scene 10, Monster grabs Hester, puts his hand over her mouth so she can't yell and threatens to kill her. In scene 19, Hester deceives the First Lady and takes her off stage. It is understood that offstage she is given an abortion which we never see a clear consent too. On stage we see nothing but hear the First Lady exclaim "Oh!" twice. At the end of the play, in scene 19 with the Hunters closing in on Monster. Monster begs Hester to kill him. As he sits in front of her we see Hester hold a knife to his throat. The platform turns and as it finishes turning all the way around it is understood that Hester has killed Monster as we see his lying on the ground. The Hunters come and drag his body away.
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Sexual Violence / Sexual AssaultIn scene 12 when Hester goes on her picnic she is sexually assaulted by Jailbait. The representation of this is not realistic and the audience does not see anything explicit. We see Jailbait caress her and bury his head in her lap. Hester's body is covered in her cloak with only her head visible. Two actors hold up her cloak from behind her with only her head poked through. We see Jailbait go behind her, bend down, and disappear. It is assumed that when he disappears behind her he is assaulting her. The audience see's Hester's face only as she sings and the assault happens.
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Blood / Bloody ClothingBoth Hester and Butcher wear bloody aprons and clothing. Blood is often depicted as strings and fibrous materials so the representation is unrealistic and artistic.
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SexWe see a simulation of sex between The Mayor and Canary Mary. All the audience sees is them getting partially unclothed and then go behind a sheet being lifted up by two other actors. Their arms and legs poke out beyond the sheet in a funny manner.