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Shows from the past! For a detailed description of any show, just click its title (or continue reading down the page to see them all).
We're agog, aghast, and goin' gray about it ... Well, maybe not literally gray. Some of us are attached to the color our hair USED to be! But we are willing to share on this as we "illuminate the extraordinary within the usual and the profundity in the everyday" (Windy City Times). Written and performed by Caroline Andres, Cindy Hanson, Clare Nolan, Martie Sanders, and Pamela Webster. 
The Sweat Girls kiss and tell. Delicious true-life tales of fantasy, desire, and hanky panky. From seducing a priest, to kissing the whole baseball team, the Sweat Girls truly embrace their hot mama past and present. Written and performed by Cindy Hanson, Dorothy Milne, Clare Nolan, Martie Sanders, and Pamela Webster. 
Once upon a time in a land far ... (well, in a kitchen) there was a gaggle of gals who gathered to gab over a bubbling cauldron and a little red wine. As they spoke of the world, these gals spun a tale or two. Into the tales they wove the twang of a lute, the wart of a newt and the twirl of a toe ... and Sweatily Ever After came to life. Join the Sweat Girls at the cauldron. Sip of the potion and take a seat on Rapunzel's ginormous braid. Enjoy their live music, dance (Goddess help them!), and those signature monologues that critics call "brutally honest and dazzlingly hilarious." This is a Sweat-style tale. You can expect to be spellbound, but don't look for fairy dust cuz with the Sweat Girls, the truth is the magic. Written and performed by Dorothy Milne, Clare Nolan, Martie Sanders, and Pamela Webster. 
Pat, don't rub, wear cotton, and use caution! When sweat stains your gown, smile politely, don't frown! In this evening of solo monologues the Sweat Girls reveal well-mannered ways to schvitz. How does one handle a case of the shingles while visiting her mother? ... or break up with her therapist? ... or chat with a deceased pal? The answers to these queries and more are brought to you in an evening that is "dazzlingly hilarious and brutally honest" (Chicago Reader). Written and performed by Cindy Hanson, Dorothy Milne, Clare Nolan, Martie Sanders, and Pamela Webster. The Sweat Girls Are ... Coiffed & Dangerous 
... hunted down by life's challenges. But when life seizes the Sweat Girls, they seize back. In this sly and witty show the girls chase after the ethereal ... and go at it like a pack of she-wolves. They sniff it out in a moment of road rage, while caught in a big lie, at the acupuncturist's clinic, in inherited talents, and at the bottom of a river in Thailand. Written and performed by Cindy Hanson, Dorothy Milne, Clare Nolan, Martie Sanders, and Pamela Webster. Sweat Girls: The Life of the Party! 
You don't need to don a sparkly tiara and put on airs when a lampshade and a juicy self-effacing story can really grab the focus at a soiree! Move over Miss Manners, this straightforward hour-long Sweat gem delivers an evening of truth and hilarity as the gals cover such topics as playground bullies, karmic retribution, recently departed parents, and the art of saying "no." Written and performed by Dorothy Milne, Clare Nolan, Martie Sanders, and Pamela Webster.
This show features four energetic forty-something comediennes who share their distinctive takes on the chaos of life's inevitable transitions. The topsy-turvy world of Cirque du Sweat offers up an inventive spin on the traditional solo monologist show. A live one-woman band, dance numbers, sideshow freak characters, and a femme fatale puppet of Amazonian proportions all add to the heart and hilarity under the big (and sweat-stained) top. Written and performed by Cindy Hanson, Clare Nolan, Martie Sanders, and Pamela Webster. Also adding their talents to this collaboration are clarinetist and musical director Teri Foster; choreographer Ann Boyd (Running with Scissors Artistic Director); and offering her editorial eye, Dorothy Milne (Lifeline Theatre Artistic Director and fellow Sweat Girl). Kristi Petitpren's whimsical freak posters, Martie Sanders' 15-ft. female effigy, and Charlie Jolls' elegant lights texturize an evening that is full of sparkle, splendor and sweat. 
In 1996 the Sweat Girls met documentary filmmaker Joe Winston when both were producing shows at the Organic Theater in Chicago. Post-show conversations led to the idea of collaborating on a project. The Sweat Girls spent a year traveling with Joe and his camera, interviewing each other's moms. Ever patient, gracious and fascinating, the moms spoke candidly to the camera and The MotherLode was born. The MotherLode explores the dynamic between mother and child and the issues that charge this unique relationship. Filmed conversations with each "Sweat Mom" are interwoven with live performance and, in typical Sweat Girl fashion, poignancy and humor share room with the truth. Written and performed by Jane Blass, Cindy Hanson, Dorothy Milne, Clare Nolan, Martie Sanders, Jenifer Tyler, and Pamela Webster. Also featured in in this collaboration is the superb work of award-winning documentary filmmaker Joe Winston. (VHS copies of The MotherLode are available — see our merchandise page.)
*** Credits: Life of the Party lampshade photo by Kevin Davis. Cirque du Sweat artwork by Kristi Petitpren, postcard design by Scott Wills. MotherLode poster design by Jane Blass. Black and white group photos by Suzanne Plunkett.
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