Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with CTG's SWEAT
Rehearsals have begun for Center Theatre Group's production of "Sweat" by Lynn Nottage. The 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning play will be presented at the Mark Taper Forum August 29 through October 7, 2018. Directed by Lisa Peterson, the opening of "Sweat" is set for September 5.
The cast includes, in alphabetical order, Kevin T. Carroll, Grantham Coleman, Will Hochman, John Earl Jelks, Mary Mara, Peter Mendoza,Michael O'Keefe, Amy Pietz and Portia.
The creative team includes set design by Christopher Barreca, costume design by Emilio Sosa, lighting design by Anne Militello, sound design by Paul James Prendergast and projection design by Yee Eun Nam. The production stage manager is David S. Franklin.
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, promotions 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.
Photo Credit: Craig Schwartz
Portia
Director Lisa Peterson and cast member Grantham Coleman
Michael O’Keefe and Portia
Director Lisa Peterson
(back row) Will Hochman, Portia, Peter Mendoza, Amy Pietz, John Earl Jelks, director Lisa Peterson and (front row) Grantham Coleman, Michael O’Keefe, Mary Mara and Kevin T. Carroll
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