Winner of the 2017
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Nominee for 3 Tony
Awards including Best Play
“Lynn Nottage’s
best work. She offers a powerful critique of the American attitude
toward class, and how it affects the decisions we make. Sweat has
fraternity at its heart, but also the violence, and the suspicion
that can result from class aspirations.” –Hilton Als, New Yorker
Lynn Nottage has
written one of her most exquisitely devastating tragedies to date. In
one of the poorest cities in America, Reading, Pennsylvania, a group
of down-and-out factory workers struggle to keep their present lives
in balance, ignorant of the financial devastation looming in their
near future. Based on Nottage’s extensive research and interviews
with residents of Reading, Sweat is a topical reflection of the
present and poignant outcome of America’s economic decline.
