Review Roundup: Lynn Nottage's SWEAT at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Oregon Shakespeare Festival presents the World Premiere of SWEAT by Lynn Nottage, directed by Kate Whoriskey, July 29-October 31, 2015.
Let's see what the critics had to say:
Charles Isherwood, NY Times: Forget all that. "Sweat" is by no means a thinly dramatized op-ed piece. From first moments to last, this compassionate but cleareyed play throbs with heartfelt life, with characters as complicated as any you'll encounter at the theater today, and with a nifty ticking time bomb of a plot. That the people onstage are middle-class or lower-middle-class folks - too rarely given ample time on American stages - makes the play all the more vital a contribution to contemporary drama.
Roberta Kent, Ashland Daily Tidings: Director Kate Whoriskey keeps the action moving without sacrificing character nuance. She is working with a cast of mostly OSF veterans, with newcomers Spencer and Tillman added just prior to the start of rehearsals. The ensemble work is seamless - including that of Tyrone Wilson as a parole officer and K.T. Vogt as a fellow worker lost to alcohol.
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