Sweat
by Lynn Nottage
Director: Mark Liermann
Scenic Designer: Sami Jex*
Costume Designer: Rachel Lohrberg*
Lighting Designer: AJ Rose*
Sound Designer: Liv Farley*
Stage Manager: Danielle Brewbaker*
Cast
Evan: Yasir Muhammad
Jason: Quinlan Hugh Hanley
Chris: Jimmie Comer III
Stan: Kevin O'Neil
Oscar: Luis Barbosa
Tracey: Grace Zucco
Cynthia: Ryan Stapleton
Jessie: Payton Kozak
Brucie: Delanti Hall
Voiceover: Margaux Wellman
Ensemble
Willow Duncan
Liam Adams
Production Staff
Assistant Director: Benjamin Eiler
Assistant Stage Manager: Emma Belew
Cultural Competency Consultant: Arizsia Staton
Fight Choreographer: Nathan DeCoux
Technical Director: Matt Galli
Assistant Technical Director: Joe Fleck
Master Electrician: Kodie Kahle
Projections Designer: Liv Farley
Light Board Operator: Aftynn Spielmann
Sound Board Operator: Brandon Robertson
Costumer: Micaela Johnson
Properties Master: Jenna Davison
Run Crew: Willow Duncan, Lauren Myers, Keeley Robinson, Dakota Fontes, Liam Adams
Wardrobe Run Crew Head: Megan Myers
Wardrobe Run Crew: Eren Overmyer
Carpenters: Camryn Pieknik, Isabel Hafner, Madison Soloman
Charge Painter: Ian Whistler
Painters: William Berrand, Atlas Zager
Stitchers: Ally Taylor, True Chin-Parker, Ian Whistler, Micaela Johnson, Chloe Ammond
Arts Administration Assistants: AJ Howard, Gracie Niec
Special Thanks
Star World Amusement
HopCat
Bob Lewis
Millennium Restaurant Group
Bios
Liam Adams (Ensemble, u/s Jason/Stan): is a Sophomore from Troy, MI. Previous Credits: Glengarry Glen Ross. WMU Debut
Luis Barbosa (Oscar): is a Junior from Kalamazoo MI. Previous Credits: Amadeus, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Cloud Tectonics, Women of Troy, The Aliens, Mechanics of Love.
Danielle Brewbaker (Stage Manager): is a Senior from St. Johns, MI. Previous Credits: Stage Manager, Shaw Night of Scenes, Stage Manager, Viscera Exposed, Assistant Stage Manager, Restoration Comedy; Assistant Stage Manager, Lady in Question.
Jenna Davison (Props Master): is a Senior from Galesburg, MI. Previous Credits: Scenic Designer, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Scenic Deisgner, 1984; Carpenter, The Old Man and the Old Moon (Hope Summer Repertory Theatre).
Willow Duncan (Ensemble, u/s Tracey/Jessie) is a junior from Sterling Heights, MI. Previous Credits: Women Laughing Alone with Salads
Liv Farley (Sound Designer): is a Junior from Crystal Lake, IL. Previous Credits: Sound Designer, The Importance of Being Earnest; A Year with Frog and Toad (Hope Summer Repertory Theater).
Matt Galli (Technical Director): is a Senior from Tawas, MI. Previous Credits: Carpenter, Restoration Comedy, Amadeus, Guys and Dolls, Dancing Granny; Master Electrician, Urinetown.
Delanti Hall (Brucie): is a Junior from Detroit, MI. Previous Credits: Blood at the Root, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Skeleton Crew.
Quinlan Hugh Hanley (Jason): is a Senior from Novi, MI. Previous Credits: Almost Maine, Amadeus, Straight White Men.
Samantha Jex (Scenic Designer): is a Junior from Port Huron, MI. Previous Credits: Scenic Designer, Timoramino's Bedtime.
Micaela Johnson (Costumer): is a Junior from Chicago, IL . Previous Credits: Costume Designer, Skeleton Crew; Assistant Costume Designer, Ghost Story 1; Wardrobe Crew Head, Restoration Comedy, Sunday in the Park with George.
Payton Kozak (Jessie): is a Junior from Flint, MI. Previous Credits: Ensemble, Blood at the Root; Snout/Peasblossom, A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Rachel Lohrberg (Costume Designer): is a Senior from Mattawan, MI. Previous Credits: Costume Designer, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Costume Designer, Timoramino Bedtime stories.
Yasir Muhammad (Evan): is a Senior from Detroit/MI. Previous Credits: Blood at the Root; Pipeline (Face-off Theatre); Director, Glengarry Glen Ross.
Kevin O'Neil (Stan): is a Senior from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Previous Credits: Ed Norton, Straight White Men; Harry, Priscilla Dreams the Answer; Mr., Sunday in the Park with George; Swing, Guys and Dolls.
AJ Rose (Lighting Designer): is a Junior from Weatogue, Connecticut. Previous Credits: Light Board Operator, Beginnings Week 2; Lighting Designer, Timoranimo Ghost Story; Light Board Operator, Tribes; Sound Board Operator, Amadeus.
Ryan Stapleton (Cynthia): is a Sophomore from Detroit, MI. Previous Credits: Men on Boats.
Grace Zucco (Tracy): is a Senior from Traverse City, Michigan. Previous Credits: Tony ‘N Tina’s Wedding; Swing, 1984; Amanda, Restoration Comedy; Olive, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
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Significant Other
SWEAT is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
Co-commissioned by Oregon Shakespeare Festival's American Revolutions: The United States History Cycle and Arena Stage
World premiere produced by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
This production of SWEAT was first presented in New York by The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick Willingham, Executive Director)
Originally produced on Broadway by Stuart Thompson and Louise L. Gund.