Sweat
By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Jerry Sipp
READ THE REVIEW: “A Telling Sign of the Times”
READ: “JTP’s fine cast does Lynn Nottage’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize Winner SWEAT “Justice”
Click HERE to listen to the playwright discuss her research and vision for the show.
Click HERE to read the review from RDU on Stage
8208 Brownleigh Drive, Raleigh: Umstead Park United Church of Christ
Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat.
Photos courtesy of Naveed Moeed
“SWEAT… is a hard-hitting, pull-no-punches play that requires a cast like family and a crew that is both top-notch and invisible. This play fires on all cylinders, and churns out a picture that played itself out all over the cities and towns of Rust Belt, USA. Whether local and global economies are your cup of tea, or you just want to see a crackerjack team of artists bring theater to life onstage, Sweat is not-to-be-missed theater.” Alan R. Hall, Classical Voice NC
EVENTS:
Friday, February 14th - Un-Valentine Night! Join us at 6:30 pm to Meet the Director, and enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne and chocolates. Performance at 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 15, 6:30 pm to 7:15 Discussion: Professor David Zonderman, NC State, “Work and Workers' Struggles in 21st Century America” will speak about the history of labor unions, and the demise of NC Mill towns when a factory closes. 7:30 pm performance
Saturday, February 22, 6:30 pm to 7:15 Discussion: Vickie Bevenour, Life Coach with the RDW Group, will focus on ”Womens’ Relationships in the Work Place...a Career Coach’s Perspective.” 7:30 pm performance
Friday, February 28, 7:30 pm performance
Saturday, February 29, 6:30 pm to 7: 15 pm Discussion: Representative Graig Meyer, NC House of Representatives, will discuss the local effect the loss of union and manufacturing jobs have on our community. 7:30 pm performance
Sunday, March 1st: Limited Seating - walk up and grab a ticket. FREE childcare with reservations and FREE audio description for the visually impaired. Performance at 3:30 pm
Photos by Kevin Zeph
Friday 14 to March 1, 2020
THE CAST:
Andrea Twiss as TRACY
J. Ra’Chel Fowler as CYNTHIA
Kelly Caniglia as JESSIE
Matthew Hager as JASON
Brandonn Odom as CHRIS
Efrain Valencia as OSCAR
Juan Isler as IVAN
Gerald Lou Campbell as BRUCIE
John Honeycutt as STAN
THE PRODUCTION TEAM:
Jerry Sipp, Director
Cory Arnold, Stage Manager
Jeffrey A. Nugent, Technical Director and Set Design
Prof. Arthur Reese, Lighting Design
Juan Isler, Resident Sound Designer
Sally Hatlem, Costumes
Sage Amthor Twiss, Properties and Set Build
