{"product_id":"sweat-tcg-edition","title":"Sweat (TCG Edition)","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDescription for Sales People\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t- Will transfer to Studio 54 on Broadway in March 2017 \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- World premiere at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in the summer of 2015, with a subsequent production produced by Arena Stage in Washington DC \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Highly anticipated New York production coming this Fall, directed by Kate Whoriskey ( \n\u003cem\u003eRuined\u003c\/em\u003e) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Glowing review of OSF production in NY Times from Charles Isherwood \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Likely contender for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Made \"The List,\" an initiative begun by The Kilroys to promote women playwrights in the national theatre scene \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Significant play in the context of recent American history, specifically dealing with the financial crisis of 2008; has similar contextual relevance as the major 2016 Academy Award-nominated film, \n\u003cem\u003eThe Big Short\u003c\/em\u003e. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Would appeal to the academic sector, for both Theatre and American History courses \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Nottage is one of the most highly regarded contemporary American playwrights from the past decade \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Nottage's previous work \n\u003cem\u003eRuined\u003c\/em\u003e earned her the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Nottage has received Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellowships \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Her play \n\u003cem\u003eBy the Way, Meet Vera Stark, \u003c\/em\u003e which premiered in 2011, received rave reviews from the critics and was nominated for the 2012 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Play\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLynn Nottage's plays include the Pulitzer Prize-winning \n\u003ci\u003eRuined; Intimate Apparel, Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine; Crumbs from the Table of Joy; Las Meninas; Mud, River, Stone; Por'Knockers;\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003ePOOF!\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNottage is an Associate Professor at Columbia University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"From first moments to last, this compassionate but clear-eyed 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... If I had pompoms, I'd be waving them now.\" - Charles Isherwood, \n\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNominee for 3 Tony Awards including Best Play\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Lynn Nottage's best work. She offers a powerful critique of the American attitude toward class, and how it affects the decisions we make. \u003cem\u003eSweat \u003c\/em\u003ehas fraternity at its heart, but also the violence, and the suspicion that can result from class aspirations.\" -Hilton Als, \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLynn Nottage has written one of her most exquisitely devastating tragedies to date. In one of the poorest cities in America, Reading, Pennsylvania, a group of down-and-out factory workers struggle to keep their present lives in balance, ignorant of the financial devastation looming in their near future. Based on Nottage's extensive research and interviews with residents of Reading, \u003cem\u003eSweat\u003c\/em\u003e is a topical reflection of the present and poignant outcome of America's economic decline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLynn Nottage\u003c\/strong\u003e is the recipient of two Pulitzer Prize Awards for Drama for \u003cem\u003eSweat\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRuined\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the first woman playwright to be honored twice. 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