From TOLEDO REPERTOIRE THEATRE
The Toledo Repertoire Theatre will stage the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Sweat” weekends Feb. 16-252024 on the 10th Street stage.
Filled with humor and tremendous heart, “Sweat” by Lynn Nottage 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, they find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat.
The play will be presented Friday, Feb. 16, and Saturday, Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 19 at 2:30 p.m., the following week on Thursday, Feb. 22 through Saturday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb 25 at 2:30 pm.
To purchase tickets of for more information, please visit www.toledorep.org or call (419) 243-9277
Directed by Liam Ellis, the cast includes Felicia Hill as Cynthia, Colleen Rafferty as Jessie, Samantha Rousos as Tracey, Jodie Summers as Brucie, Gary Insch as Stan, Liam Ellis as Evan, Justin Hogan as Oscar, J’taevious Rodgers as Old Chris (2008), Michael Davis as Young Chris (2000), and Ryan Harris as Jason.
The New York Times said of the play: “a superb, vital contribution to contemporary drama that could not be more timely… Keenly observed and often surprisingly funny—but ultimately heartbreaking—the work traces the roots of a tragedy with both forensic psychological detail and embracing compassion. Ms. Nottage…is writing at the peak of her powers” \
Time Out NY said “Sweat” was “passionate and necessary…a masterful depiction of the forces that divide and conquer us. Along with the rage, despair and violence, there’s humor and abundant humanity.”
