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Sweat

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Closed December 18, 2016

"Keenly observed and often surprisingly funny - but ultimately heartbreaking"

Charles Isherwood, The New York Times

Why See Sweat?

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New York Premiere

The Public Theater presents the Off-Broadway premiere of the latest work from Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage (Ruined). A slow-bruning whodunnit set against a backdrop of a changing America, Sweat flashes backwards and forwards over the course of eight years, tracing the socio-economic woes a group of factory workers whose community is shaken by a brutal crime. Touching on issues of class, race and money, it's the latest deeply felt drama from Nottage, whose last Off-Broadway show was the acclaimed By The Way, Meet Vera Stark, which won two Lucille Lortel Awards in 2012.

Co-commissioned by DC's Arena Stage and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Sweat debuted in Oregon in 2015. It was directed by Kate Whoriskey, who aided Nottage in interviewing many inhabitants of Pennsylvania and Reading in the course of researching the work, and who returns to direct this New York staging.

What is Sweat About?

Turn of the millennium America is a landscape of industrial decay. Lay-offs and factory closures are decimating working class communities across the country, turning friends into enemies as everyone fights to keep hold of the few remaining jobs. It's a desperate situation which spurs on reckless actions, and two friends, Jason and Chris, are sent to jail for taking part in a violent crime. Eight years later they're released, and find their old hometown to be a very different place. The pair head to a local bar where they meet up with friends and family, and as they all discuss the economic woes of their hometown, the real story of Jason and Chris's crimes is also revealed.

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Dates

Previews from: 18 October 2016

Opening night: 3 November 2016

Run time

Two hours and 10 minutes

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Images: Joan Marcus

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Cast and Creative

Cast

Carlo Alban
James Colby
Khris Davis
Johanna Day
John Earl Jelks
Will Pullen
Miriam Shor
Lance Coadie Williams
Michelle Wilson

Creative

Written by Lynn Nottage
Directed by Kate Whoriskey
Scenic Design by John Lee Beatty
Costume Design by Jennifer Moeller
Lighting Design by Peter Kaczorowski
Original Music & Sound Design by Rob Milburn andMichael Bodeen
Projection Design by Jeff Sugg

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