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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* 

*it is with great pride that we recognize the creative efforts of our students
 

 

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. 

 

Special thanks to our donors for their endless support!

COMING NEXT

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Significant Other

Our season continues with Significant Other by Joshua Harmon, presented in the Williams Theatre November 13-21. Come see what the New York Times calls "a tenderly unromantic romantic comedy, as richly funny as it is ultimately heart-stirring."

 

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.