‘Sweat’ at Keegan Theatre Review: Labor Pains
Sweat (★★★☆☆), staged to duly tense effect by Angelisa Gillyard at Keegan Theatre.Friends Tracey (Susan Marie Rhea) and Cynthia (Lolita Marie), coworkers for decades at a steel plant in Reading, Pennsylvania, are breadwinners for their families — wives and mothers who pull their weight on the line, and at home. Yet, for all their diligence and dedication, they can’t be responsible for a husband’s addictions or a son’s violent impulses.