The Sweet Spot

Archived Show

Overview

Produced by:: American Bard Theater Company
Dates:: January 11 - January 27, 2024
Run Time:: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes
Intermission:: No
Theater:: Showing in Theater
Tickets:: $27 (incl. a $2 fee) | 59E59 Members: $20

Show Info

By Alice Jankell
Directed by Page Clements

With Joel Leffert, Tasha Milkman, Nancy Nichols, and Gabriel Rysdahl

Jerry and Vita are an independent, passionate couple with 50 years of marriage under their belts. The type of couple who knows each other so well they can finish each other’s complaints.

An opportunity to move to an assisted living community arrives sooner than expected and they must quickly make a life-changing decision. We follow the pair over three intimate, banter-filled mornings as they grapple, negotiate, and reminisce to determine what decision they can live with.

The Sweet Spot examines how people grow together, how our sense of identity shifts over time, and how love conquers all if we’re brave enough to let it.

Allergy warning: there are almonds in this production.

Joel

Leffert

Tasha

Milkman

Nancy

Nichols

Gabriel

Rysdahl

Robert Dutiel,

Scenic Design

Debbi Hobson,

Costume Design

Xotchil Musser,

Lighting Design

Jeanne Travis,

Sound Design

Seth Mazlin,

Prop Design

Marcus Watson,

Fight and Intimacy Director

Kimberly Wadsworth,

Production Stage Manager

Sierra Rein,

Wardrobe/Stagehand

Photo Caption: Nancy Nichols and Joel Leffert in THE SWEET SPOT
Photo: Basil Rodericks

Photo Caption: Joel Leffert and Nancy Nichols in THE SWEET SPOT
Photo: Basil Rodericks

Photo Caption: Nancy Nichols in THE SWEET SPOT
Photo: Basil Rodericks

Photo Caption: Tasha Milkman and Gabriel Rysdahl in THE SWEET SPOT
Photo: Basil Rodericks

Photo Caption: Tasha Milkman, Joel Leffert, Nancy Nichols, and Gabriel Rysdahl in THE SWEET SPOT
Photo: Basil Rodericks

Photo Caption: Gabriel Rysdahl and Tasha Milkman in THE SWEET SPOT
Photo: Basil Rodericks

Photo Caption: Tasha Milkman, Gabriel Rysdahl, Joel Leffert, and Nancy Nichols in THE SWEET SPOT
Photo: Basil Rodericks

Producing Company

American Bard Theater Company

American Bard Theater Company is a not-for-profit organization serving the Greater New York City community. Our mission is to excavate the language of playwrights and create thought-provoking, self-reflective productions that illuminate issues relevant to underrepresented voices. We work to develop our artists’ skills by investing in projects that nurture and challenge them.