{"product_id":"sweat-tcg-edition-9781559365321","title":"Sweat (TCG Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNominee for 3 Tony Awards including Best Play\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \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 \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 \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. Her other plays include \u003cem\u003eIntimate Apparel\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eBy the Way, Meet Vera Stark\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eFabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eCrumbs from the Table of Joy\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eLas Meninas\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLynn Nottage's plays include the Pulitzer Prize-winning \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 \u003ci\u003ePOOF!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNottage is an Associate Professor at Columbia University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Theatre Communications Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50589600088338,"sku":"9781559365321","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c552ba38-5ad4-447c-b741-5112499f4ab7.jpg?v=1746627539","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sweat-tcg-edition-9781559365321","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}