SWEAT - Theatreworks

Written by Lynn Nottage 
Director: Taisa Jones 

Reading, Pennsylvania stands on blue-collar labor. From the factory that employs generations of steel workers, to the watering hole where those same workers bond after hours, the whole town thrums in time with the factory that sustains them. But Y2K is in the rearview, and times are changing. The tight knit community of factory workers now find themselves divided by strikes, layoffs, automation, and the shattering realization that livelihood trumps loyalty when desperation sets in. Full of warmth, humanity, and heartbreak, Lynne Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize Winning play rebuilds the American moment in miniature, playing out national struggles in a small-town bar. The resulting drama crackles with immediacy and relevance even years after its original production.

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Director

Tasia Jones Director

Cast

MacKenzie Beyer Jessie	Brian Landis Folkins* Stan	Abner Genece* Brucie
Ghandia Johnson* Cynthia	Seth Lindsey Jason	Benjamin McKinley Chris
Marcin Mesa Oscar	CJemario Patterson Evan	CMaggie Tisdale Tracey

Creative Team

* Member of Actors Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. 
+Member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, the union and professional association of Designers, Artists, and Craftspeople in the entertainment and decorative arts industries.