SWEAT
Written by Lynn Nottage Directed by Dawn Walton OBE The Linbury Theatre Saturday 2 - Wednesday 6 December 2023 An amateur production Co-commissioned by Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s American Revolutions: The United States History Cycle And Arena Stage World Premiere produced by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival This Production of SWEAT was first presented in New York by The Public Theater Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director
Patrick Willingham, Executive Director
Originally produced on Broadway by Stuart Thompson and Louise L. Gund.
Content warnings: contains strong and offensive language, use of slurs, violence, alcohol use, alcoholism, smoking, haze, and sudden and loud noises. References to death, injury, attempted suicide, and drug use. Themes of racism, ableism, classism, and sexism.
Creative Team Director Designer Lighting Designer Sound Designer & Production Sound Engineer Voice Director Movement & Fight Director Costume Supervisor Wardrobe Assistant
Dawn Walton OBE* Lizzy Leech* Ghoti Fisher Simon Fleming Sofia Jones* Steve Medlin* Tabitha Stock* Niamh Parsons*
Cast Oscar Jessie Cynthia Tracey Brucie Chris Jason Evan Stan
Gabe Acevedo Madison Coppola Tamarra Graham Mimi Harlow Robinson Nana Yaw Kyeremateng Jerry Madison Jr Benjamin Raymant Kieton Saunders-Browne* Will Steadman
Production Team Stage Manager on Book Assistant Stage Manager Production Manager Production LX
Isabel Buchanan Charlie Henley-Castleden Peter Johnston Ciara Brady
*LAMDA staff member or visiting artist
Lynn Nottage is the first woman in history to win two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. Her plays have been produced widely in the United States and throughout the world. Recent work includes the libretto for the opera Intimate Apparel (LCT), the book for the musical MJ (Broadway), Clyde’s (Broadway, 2ST), and the book for The Secret Life of Bees. Other credits include the libretto for Intimate Apparel the Opera ( Lincoln Center Theater) and co-curating the performance installation The Watering Hole (Signature Theater). (Atlantic); Mlima’s Tale; Sweat (Pulitzer Prize, Obie, Evening Standard Award, Susan Smith Blackburn Prize); By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (Lilly Award); Ruined (Pulitzer Prize, Obie, Lortel, NY Drama Critics’ Circle, AUDELCO, Drama Desk and OCC awards); Intimate Apparel (American Theatre Critics and NY Drama Critics’ Circle). TV: Writer/Producer of She’s Gotta Have It (Netflix), Consulting Producer on Dickinson (Apple TV+). Awards: PEN/Laura Pels Master Dramatist Award, Doris Duke Artist Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship. She is a Professor at Columbia University School of the Arts, and is a member of the Theater Hall of Fame and the Dramatists Guild.
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