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Lynn Nottage's Acclaimed Drama Sweat Will Move to Broadway

The production is directed by Kate Whoriskey.

Johanna Day and Michelle Wilson in Sweat, written by Lynn Nottage and directed by Kate Whoriskey, at the Public Theater.
Johanna Day and Michelle Wilson in Sweat, written by Lynn Nottage and directed by Kate Whoriskey, at the Public Theater.
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Lynn Nottage's acclaimed drama Sweat will transfer to Broadway's Studio 54 for a run beginning March 4. Opening night is set to take place on March 26, under the direction of Kate Whoriskey.

Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the line of a factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against one another in the hard fight to stay afloat. The drama is currently running at the Public Theater, where it closes December 18.

The play is the result of extensive interviews conducted by Nottage and Whoriskey, who spent two years visiting and interviewing residents of Reading, Pennsylvania, which was named America's poorest city in 2011. Sweat was a co-commission of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater.

Casting for the Broadway transfer is still to be announced, though it is expected that the whole Public Theater ensemble, made up of Carlo Albán (Oscar), James Colby (Stan), Khris Davis (Chris), Johanna Day (Tracey), John Earl Jelks (Brucie), Will Pullen (Jason), Miriam Shor (Jessie), Lance Coadie Williams (Evan), and Michelle Wilson (Cynthia), will appear.

The creative team for Sweat features John Lee Beatty (scenic design), Jennifer Moeller (costume design), Peter Kaczorowski (lighting design), Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen (original music and sound design), and Jeff Sugg (projection design). Sweat is produced on Broadway by Stuart Thompson and Louise Gund.

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