Dominique Morrisseau (Playwright) is an American actor and playwright. She has authored numerous plays, three of which are part of a cycle she is currently working on called "The Detroit Projects.” Morisseau grew up in Detroit, Michigan. Her mother's family is from Mississippi. Her father's family is from Haiti. She began writing plays in college and has continued to write, earning her numerous awards and honors. She has stated that there was a lack of roles for her at the University of Michigan, which is what drove her to start writing plays. She wrote The Blackness Blues: Time to Change the Tune, A Sister’s Story at this time. After college, in 2012-2013, she received a Playwrights of New York (PoNY) fellowship at the Lark Play Development Center. She has also worked as a Teaching Artist with City University of New York's Creative Arts Team.Morisseau is on the list of Top 20 Most Produced Playwrights in America 2015–16, with 10 productions of her plays being produced.