PhotosFirst Look at the New York Premiere of SweatTake a first look at Lynn Nottage’s new drama at the Public Theater.
October 28, 2016
Performances began October 18 at the Public Theater for the New York premiere of Sweat by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage. The newest work by the Ruined playwright, awarded the 2016 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize earlier this year, is directed by Kate Whoriskey.
Sweat will officially open November 3 and has been extended to play through December 4.
The complete cast is made up of Carlo Albán, James Colby, Khris Davis, Johanna Day, John Earl Jelks, Will Pullen, Miriam Shor, Lance Coadie Williams, and Michelle Wilson.
Set in a Pennsylvania town at the turn of the millennium, the characters in Sweat struggle to reclaim what has been lost following the nation’s industrial decline. When there is talk of layoffs among a group of factory co-workers and friends, their close bonds begin to shatter.
“Kate Whoriskey directs this stunning new play about the collision of race, class, family and friendship, and the tragic, unintended costs of community without opportunity,” state production notes from The Public.
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First Look at the New York Premiere of Sweat
First Look at the New York Premiere of Sweat
Take a first look at Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage’s new drama Sweat at the Public Theater.
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The company of Sweat
Joan Marcus
Johanna Day and Michelle Wilson (foreground), and Carlo Albán and Miriam Shor in Sweat
Joan Marcus
Michelle Wilson and Khris Davis in Sweat
The company of Sweat
Joan Marcus
Michelle Wilson, James Colby and Johanna Day in Sweat
Tickets can be accessed by calling (212) 967-7555, PublicTheater.org, or in person at the Taub Box Office at The Public Theater at 425 Lafayette Street, New York.
The Max Martin musical features a number of his most beloved songs, including “…Baby One More Time,” “Roar,” “Since U Been Gone,” “It’s My Life,” “I Want It That Way,” “Can’t Stop the Feeling!,” and more.
