Sweet

Theatre

Name:	Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre/ Temple of Liberation
Address:	2031 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10035

Production Information

First performance date:	October 19, 2016
Opening date:	October 22, 2016
Closing date:	November 20, 2016
External Links:	Official Website

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Production Description

Retha and Nina Baker have always been close—folding laundry together, chasing fireflires together, and enduring the summer heat together. But when their mother dies unexpectedly and their neighbor, George, returns home from college, the sisters’ relationship begins to fray and long-held desires threaten to tear them apart. Set on the outskirts of an all-black town in rural Kansas, Sweet is a coming of age story about the sacrifices we make to hold on to the ones we love.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre	Producer
	Marie Cisco	Producing Fellow

	Harrison David Rivers	Playwright

	Raelle Myrick-Hodges	Director

	Matt McAdon	Set Designer
	Ari Fulton	Costume Designer
	Xavier Pierce	Lighting Designer
	Justin Hicks	Sound Designer
	Ari Fulton	Costume Consultant

	Belynda Hardin	Stage Manager

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Maechi Aharanwa	Retha
	W. Tré Davis	George
	Renika Williams	Nina

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	NOMINATED	2017 AUDELCO Award, Director/Dramatic Production	Raelle Myrick-Hodges	Director
2	NOMINATED	2017 AUDELCO Award, Playwright	Harrison David Rivers	Playwright
3	NOMINATED	2017 AUDELCO Award, Outstanding Ensemble Performance	Maechi Aharanwa	Actor
			W. Tré Davis	Actor
			Renika Williams	Actor
4	NOMINATED	2017 AUDELCO Award, Dramatic Production of the Year	Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre	Producer
			Harrison David Rivers	Playwright