Glass House Theater

02/29/2020

Our post-show talkback featured the entire cast, director, and a local union representative. Thanks to Carol Campbell from Music Alley Radio for moderating.

Our final performance of Sweat is tonight at 8 pm. Tickets still available at the door, $20 each. General Seating.

02/28/2020

Two more chances to see Sweat! We were featured in the Hot Links section of the Fairfax Times. You won't want to miss this important show and this incredible cast.

There are still tickets for Friday's performance - get there early to purchase at the door before they sell out. You can still use online ticketing for Saturday's performance at https://uucf.org/events/sweat/

‘You can get anything you want at Alice's restaurant’

02/27/2020

And last but definitely not least, meet JONATHAN DOUGLASS, who plays Oscar, the hard-working young man who wants to live the American Dream, but finds the system built to keep him from achieving the same successes as other Reading residents. Read more about Oscar below.

Performances Feb. 27, 28, 29. For more info - tickets, mature audience warning, and more - go to https://uucf.org/sweat.

>What drew you to try out for this play?<
My good friend, Charles C. Brown, asked me to join the production. His vision and artistic contributions were what first brought me, but then I was hooked in by the story and the message.

>What do you want people to know about your character?<
Oscar was willing to play by the rules, but found out the rules were set up against him. So when he saw his opportunity, he took it. He’s ambitious.

>What message would you like the audience to leave with?<
We are all contending with the same things. We have more in common than not.

>How does Oscar show patience?<
By listening. And by his optimism, which is shown in the quality of his work.

We hope you have enjoyed meeting the cast members of our show. We have loved working with each beautiful individual and can’t wait for you to see them on stage.

02/27/2020

Tonight is opening night! Come see this play because its message on racism, class, working, and immigration is even more relevant now than the time periods in which it is set. Plus our cast is simply brilliant.

Online sales for Thursday have been halted. There are plenty of Thursday night tickets, so you may purchase at the door. Today is the last day for online sales of the Friday performance. Tomorrow will be the last day for the Saturday performance. Yes, the deadlines for online purchasing are confusing...so why not just buy all your tickets RIGHT NOW and stop fretting about deadlines?

Buy Friday and Saturday tickets today at https://uucf.org/events/sweat/.

Friday and Saturday performances are filling up fast so don't risk being turned away at the door.

Thursday starts at 7 pm
Friday and Saturday start at 8 pm
Talkback with cast and union rep follows Friday's performance

Performances Thu., Feb. 27, 7 p.m.; and Fri. & Sat., Feb. 28-29, 8 p.m., Sanctuary.Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a group of friends in a small town in Pennsylvania who find their livelihoods and relationships threatened as rumors of layoffs start to swirl at the factory where they...

02/26/2020

We open tomorrow night! Don't miss your chance to see this Pulitzer Prize-Winning play this weekend. See below for info on ticketing, times, special talkback featuring members of the cast and a union representative. This play contains mature language, racism, and a violent scene.

Thurs, Feb. 27th at 7 pm
Fri, Feb. 28th at 8 pm (talkback and reception follows)
Sat, Feb. 29th at 8 pm

https://uucf.org/events/sweat/

02/25/2020

Have you bought your tickets yet? Friday and Saturday are nearly sold out! Ticket info below.

Meet CARA GIAMBRONE, who plays the lovable inebriate Jessie, a woman who was once a dreamer but has since lost her way. Read more below.

Performances Feb. 27, 28, 29. For more info - tickets, mature audience warning, free child care - go to https://uucf.org/sweat.

>What drew you to try out for this play?<
I was familiar with the original production and was truly impressed by the script and characters - both are very powerful. While most of it takes place 20 years ago, the messages are still very relevant today. I actually grew up not far from Reading, Pennsylvania and worked in the city in the mid 90s, so I saw a lot of the themes from the show firsthand.

>What do you want people to know about your character?,
I think people are quick to judge Jessie as just the "drunken barfly," but there are a lot of circumstances that have led to her alcohol use. Life just hasn't turned out how Jessie thought it would, and now, I don't think she believes she deserves the dreams she once had. Because of this, she clings onto the things in her life that make her feel safe and give her a sense of belonging.

>What message would you like the audience to leave with?<
In addition to the themes of unconscious racial bias throughout, I think a profound message of the show is just how easily one's life can spiral when the proverbial rug is suddenly pulled out from under you. Sweat really lets us get to know these characters and why they make the choices they do. It's the brilliance of Lynn Nottage's writing.

>How does your character show how she struggles with her life?<
It's pretty obvious on the surface, but Jessie's reliance on alcohol is a theme throughout, but if you dig a little deeper, you really see why. She feels abandoned on many levels - by family, by partners, by aspirations - and she desperately just wants to find that validation from others. It's why she wants the stable things in her life (her friends, her job) to stay exactly as they are. They're her safety net.

02/21/2020

Meet DA'SHAWN MOSLEY, who plays Chris, a young man who wants more than the life that has been laid out for him. He is already setting himself on this new path when his plans get derailed by his "unforgivable" action. Read more below.

Performances Feb. 27, 28, 29. For more info - tickets, mature audience warning, free child care - go to https://uucf.org/sweat.

>What drew you to try out for this play?<
In college I took an acting class and really enjoyed it. I acted in a couple of films, but never onstage. As I’ve become more involved in the D.C. theater scene, I’ve become interested in acting again and trying something new.

>What do you want people to know about your character?<
Chris is tired of doing the same thing everyone else has done, living the same sort of life. He’s seeking something new, but fate has plans of its own.

>What message would you like the audience to leave with?<
Ignore stereotypes. Look at people in a more humane way. We may be more alike than we are different.

>Do you think your character gives hope to the story?<
I do. Throughout the play, Chris is met with a myriad of challenges and emotional obstacles that affect his life and his goals. But how he faces them and matures is moving.

02/21/2020

If you missed it live, you can listen to the Music Alley Radio segment with Sweat director Josiah Weiss on MixCloud. The interview begins a little more than 10 minutes in.

Listen to EP 168: Gathering our humanity through theater with Josiah Weiss; plus, Michelle Swan, Ed Jentsch by Music Alley Radio

02/20/2020

Meet PETER MOSES, who plays Jason, a young man who thought he had his whole life planned out - his job, his retirement, his friends. When those plans get interrupted, Jason's frustrations get the better of him.

Performances Feb. 27, 28, 29. For more info - tickets, mature audience warning, free child care - go to https://uucf.org/sweat.

>What drew you to try out for this play?<
The script and the timeliness of doing this production.

>What do you want people to know about your character?<
You are not born with hatred. It is taught.

>What message would you like the audience to leave with?<
Go vote.

02/20/2020

Today at noon, listen to Music Alley Radio's interview with the director of our production of Sweat. Listen online at https://www.wera.fm/

02/19/2020

Here's a clip from a 2017 CBS Morning segment on the Broadway production of Sweat. Ideas presented here are more relevant than ever.

Sunday's Tony Awards is Broadway's biggest night and while musicals usually get most of the attention, the play, "Sweat," is up for three awards and has alre...