Lynn Nottage
Sweat
Sweat
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In Lynn Nottage's play "Sweat," a group of factory workers in Reading, Pennsylvania, struggle to maintain their lives while unaware of the financial devastation that awaits them. The play reflects the decline of the American Dream and the struggles of friends against big business. It premiered in Oregon in 2015, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama on Broadway in 2016, and received the Best Play award at the 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards after its UK premiere in 2018.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 96 pages
Publication date: 11 December 2018
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
In one of the most impoverished cities in America – Reading,Pennsylvania – a group of factory workers struggle to maintain their present lives while remaining oblivious to the impending financial catastrophe that awaits them in the near future. Based on extensive interviews conducted by the playwright with residents of Reading, Lynn Nottage's play "Sweat" is a poignant reflection of the current state and the tragic decline of the American Dream. The play premiered in Oregon in 2015, before being produced at the Public Theater in New York in 2016, and then on Broadway the following year, where it received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In 2018, the play had its UK premiere at the Donmar Warehouse in London, directed by Lynette Linton, and went on to win the Best Play award at the 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
In one of the most impoverished cities in America – Reading,Pennsylvania – a group of factory workers struggle to maintain their present lives while remaining oblivious to the impending financial catastrophe that awaits them in the near future. Based on extensive interviews conducted by the playwright with residents of Reading, Lynn Nottage's play "Sweat" is a poignant reflection of the current state and the tragic decline of the American Dream. The play premiered in Oregon in 2015, before being produced at the Public Theater in New York in 2016, and then on Broadway the following year, where it received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In 2018, the play had its UK premiere at the Donmar Warehouse in London, directed by Lynette Linton, and went on to win the Best Play award at the 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
Weight: 144g
Dimension: 196 x 135 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781848428188
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