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Sweat
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Sweat
Critic’s Choice! Riveting! Leaves you breathless.
Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Sweat is the scorching new play from Lynn Nottage (Ruined) that The New York Times hailed as keenly observed and surprisingly funny…throbs with heartfelt life.
In the industrial town of Reading, Pennsylvania, a group of friends spend their days on the factory floor and their nights sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to erode their trust, they find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat. Based on Nottage's extensive research and interviews with residents of Reading and arriving at the Taper after a heralded Broadway run, Sweat is a searing reflection of America's economic decline.
A truly important play with considerable humor. A gift to watch. A must-see! Breathtakingly timely.
Scorching. Superb. Vital.
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By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Lisa Peterson
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Performance date: Oct 5, 2018 at 8pm
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Credits
- By
- Lynn Nottage
- Directed by
- Lisa Peterson
- Set Design
- Christopher Barreca
- Costume Design
- Emilio Sosa
- Lighting Design
- Anne Militello
- Sound Design
- Paul James Prendergast
- Projection Design
- Yee Eun Nam
- Casting
- Heidi Levitt, CSA
- With
- Kevin T. Carroll
- Grantham Coleman
- Will Hochman
- John Earl Jelks
- Mary Mara
- Peter Mendoza
- Michael O’Keefe
- Amy Pietz
- Portia