num_pages: 112
description: In one of the poorest cities in America Reading Pennsylvania a group of down-and-out factory workers struggles to keep their present lives in balance ignorant of the financial devastation looming in their near futures. Set in 2008 the powerful crux of this new play is knowing the fate of the characters long before it's even in their sights.Based on Nottage's extensive research and interviews with real residents of Reading Sweat is a topical reflection of the present and poignant outcome of America's economic decline.
language: English
title: Sweat
publisher: Theatre Communications Group