6:30 PM
Ted Daigle Auditorium, ECH

‘Join us for a staged reading of Nottage’s powerful Pulitzer Prize winning play that tackles the decline of industrial America with humour, heart, and a riveting plot.’ 

As New Brunswick reels from the aftermath of a public sector strike and continues to grapple with issues of fair pay and workers’ rights, we invite you to continue the conversation and join Black Box Theatre for a staged reading of Lynn Nottage’s gritty, moving epic, Sweat. ‘In this breathtaking new play, premiered in 2015, she tackles the devastating impact of loss of work and of de-industrialisation on modern America.’ (Michael Billington – Review: The Guardian) Come for a night of theatre that offers not only a searing social commentary but a beautiful glimpse into the human experience.

As Sweat Director and fourth-year St. Thomas University student, Nathanael Telman notes, ‘In 2021 we are living through a labour shortage in which the workforce has realized that they deserve to survive and live, instead of struggling to bring in profit for employers who will not pay enough to cover living costs. Sweat speaks to those who want to be treated and paid fairly for their work, and endeavours to break cycles of racial attacks against strike-breakers, instead of including them in the cause.’ The Sweat crew is rounded out with Technical Direction by Chris Saad, Stage Management by Madi Nadeau and features a cast of STU students and community members. Friendship, community, love, death, loss, and disappointment; this brilliant play beckons you into the small town of Reading, Pennsylvania where humanity in all its beauty and chaos awaits.

Sweat Performance Information

-Friday, December 3, 2021
-6:30PM (Approx. Running Time of 2.5/Hours with Intermission)
-Doors open at 6:00PM
-Ted Daigle Theatre, Edmund Casey Hall, St. Thomas University
-Pay-What-You-Can/Cash Only/Tickets at the Door
-Proof of Vaccination at the Door & Masks On Throughout!

For more information email theatre@stu.ca or visit, https://fb.me/e/11jbtD3vJ

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Black Box Theatre Press Contact
Lisa Anne Ross – laross@stu.ca – 506.238.5440