Sweat

Cynthia shocks her friends, a group of factory workers in Reading, PA, by applying for a position in the factory’s management. Globalization and automation bring massive cuts to the factory, unraveling decades-old friendships and exposing the racial fault lines of the town. Can the union strike hold or will everyone have to fend for themselves? This heart-wrenching portrait of the human cost of the decline in manufacturing shines a light on working class communities that often feel left behind. Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Sweat by Lynn Nottage
March 8 - 26, 2023
Northern Stage
White River Junction, VT

Directed by Sarah Elizabeth Wansley
Scenic Design by David L. Arsenault
Costume Design by Jaymee Ngernwichit
Lighting Design by Mary Ellen Stebbins
Sound Design by Melanie Chen Cole
PSM Colt Leudtke

Featuring Stori Ayers, Robert David Grant, Matthew Henerson, Anna O’Donnaghue, Marcus Raye Perez, Christopher B. Portley, Greg Alvarez Reid, Anne Torsiglieri

Photos by Kata Sasvari