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Unlocking Sweat: Dramaturgy & Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize Winner

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Dramaturgy in Nottage’s Sweat: A Deep Dive into Labor, Race, and Community Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, *Sweat*, offers a searing portrait of the decline of American manufacturing and its devastating impact on a close-knit community in Reading, Pennsylvania. Understanding the dramaturgy in Nottage’s *Sweat* is crucial to appreciating the play’s power and resonance. This … Read more

Unlocking Sweat: Dramaturgy, Race, and Class in Lynn Nottage’s Masterpiece

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Dramaturgy in Nottage’s Sweat: A Deep Dive into Race, Class, and Deindustrialization In the realm of contemporary American theater, Lynn Nottage’s *Sweat* stands as a towering achievement, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that unflinchingly confronts the devastating impact of deindustrialization on a working-class community. But beyond its powerful narrative and compelling characters, *Sweat* is a masterclass … Read more

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