Sweat
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Sweat

By Lynn Nottage Directed by Kate Whoriskey World Premiere
Co-Commissioned by Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Arena Stage
July 29 – October 31, 2015

A group of close friends shares everything: drinks, secrets and laughs. But when rumors of layoffs shake up the factory where they work, the fragile bonds of their community begin to splinter and a horrific crime sends shock waves across two generations. This powerful world premiere by acclaimed playwright Lynn Nottage (Ruined, Intimate Apparel) explores America’s industrial decline at the turn of the millennium with a look inside a Pennsylvania town whose people struggle to reclaim what’s lost, find redemption and redefine themselves in a new century. Co-commissioned with Arena Stage through OSF’s American Revolutions program. This work was supported by a Theatre Commissioning and Production Initiative grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Herbal and e-cigarettes are used in this production.
Suitability Suggestions

Sweat is a timely and thought-provoking look at contemporary American life. It explores the effects of recent economic and trade policies and how a close community responds to devastating change. The play contains frequent strong profanity and occasional racial epithets. A violent bar fight will be shown onstage. It is suitable and highly recommended for well-prepared high school students who are able to handle the play’s content. Prologue recommended.

Trailer: Sweat

Creative Team

Cast

* Member of Actors' Equity Association (AEA)
**AEA Professional Theatre Intern

OSF thanks our show sponsors

  • LEAD SPONSOR
  • Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
  • PRODUCTION SPONSOR
  • The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
  • PRODUCTION PARTNERS
  • Anonymous Applegate Donor
  • Ed McCurtain
  • Karen Easterbrook and Alex Sutton
  • The Hobbes Family
  • The Teel Family Foundation
  • Wally and Sheila Weisman
  • The Kinsman Foundation

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