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The Public Extends Off-Broadway Productions of Sweat and Party People

The new shows are created by Lynn Nottage and UNIVERSES.

Lynn Nottage's Sweat has extended its Public Theater run a second time.
Lynn Nottage's Sweat has extended its Public Theater run a second time.
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The Public Theater has announced extensions for two of its fall shows.

The New York premiere of Lynn Nottage’s Sweat will now run an additional week beyond its previously announced one-week extension. Directed by Kate Whoriskey, Sweat will now close December 4, following a November 3 opening night. Previews begin October 18.

Party People, created by "Universes" (Steven Sapp, Mildred Ruiz-Sapp, and William Ruiz a.k.a. Ninja) and developed and directed by Liesl Tommy, has also been extended an additional week. The New York premiere of the show is set to begin previews on November 1 and officially open on November 15. Originally scheduled to run through December 4, it will now run an additional week through December 11.

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 cast will feature Carlo Alban, James Colby, Khris Davis, Johanna Day, John Earl Jelks, Will Pullen, Miriam Shor, Lance Coadie Williams, and Michelle Wilson.

Along with its writers, the Party People will feature Oberon K.A. Adjepong, Michael Elich, Gizel Jimenez, Ramona Keller, Christopher Livingston, Jesse J. Perez, Sophia Ramos, Robynn Rodriguez, and Horace V. Rogers. Based on dozens of interviews with members of the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords Org/Party, Party People imagines a present-day reunion at an art opening curated by two young counterculturists.

For tickets to Sweat, click here.

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Sweat

Closed: December 4, 2016

Party People

Closed: December 11, 2016