Chapter-by-chapter summaries and multiple sections of expert analysis, The ultimate resource for assignments, engaging lessons, and lively book discussions. STAN: Look. Youve always been cool. Lynn Nottage explains how a broken city gets a turn onstage in her play "Sweat." There are rumors of imminent layoffs, though, which grow louder during the scenes set in 2000, along with. [] Im not prejudice, I say, you are who you are, you know? More heat. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. A drunken Jessie is passed out at a table while Tracey and Cynthia dance; theyre clearly close with each other and with Stan, the bartender with whom they engage in flirtatious banter. tailored to your instructions. Not us. Tracey and the others are outraged. CYNTHIA: [] let me tell you something, once he started messing with that dope, I dont recognize the man. Mothers, sons and Jessie work for the towns venerable steel tubing factory. Well loan you a green screen if you need one. These middle class, unionized, steelworkers have made plans to save money, go on vacations and then retire with a nice, healthy pension, but when rumors start flying that the company is considering layoffs, and flyers are hung to recruit non-union Latino workers for less money, the war between community and capitalism begins, and tensions start destroying not only jobs, but also relationships. Be angry, but dont make it about this(Points to the skin on the back of her hand) Look at me, Tracey. The issues this drama raises painfully timely ones, I hardly need add surface organically from the circumstances. Management is trying to cut wages and benefits, and despite Cynthias protestations and pleas on her friends behalf, she feels her concerns are being ignored. Thanks for exploring this SuperSummary Study Guide of Sweat by Lynn Nottage. They're like having in-class notes for every discussion!, This is absolutely THE best teacher resource I have ever purchased. So does the fact that it marks the belated Broadway debut of Ms. Nottage, a justly acclaimed dramatist of ambitious scope and fierce focus. All is well, until economic turmoil hits. Then, Chris reveals that hes been accepted to Albright Colleges teaching program, which shocks Jasonthey both work on the floor at Olsteads, and Jason always assumed they would retire and open a business together. The plays final scene returns to 2008. Eventually, everyone but Tracey shows up, and Cynthia and Jessie reminisce about their early days at the factory.
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