Sweat

By Lynn Nottage

Step into Sweat, Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize–winning drama, where a tight-knit group of blue-collar friends in Reading, PA, gather at their local bar—until the promise of a promotion fractures their loyalty. Spanning 2000 to 2008, the play follows Tracey, Cynthia, Jason, Chris, and others as economic instability, racial tension, and the death of the Rust Belt pull them apart

Powerful, raw, and painfully relevant, Sweat delivers searing insight into friendship, ambition, and the fragile American Dream. With richly drawn characters and gripping storytelling, it shines a harsh light on how economic forces shape—and break—lives. Whether you’re drawn to social justice, intense drama, or intimate character study, this production will stay with you long after the curtain falls.