GPTC PlayFest: Sweet by Harrison David Rivers

Great Plains Theatre Commons presents a PlayFest production of Sweet by Harrison David Rivers in partnership with Creighton’s Lied Education Center for the Arts. Sweet was developed as a PlayLab at the 2015 GPTC New Play Conference (and directed by Denise Chapman).

The Baker sisters have always been the best of friends, but when the neighbor boy returns home from college, desire threatens to tear them apart.

All public performances are at Creighton’s Lied Education Center for the Arts in the Black Box Theatre. 2500 California Plz, Omaha, Nebraska 68178.

Harrison David Rivers is an award-winning playwright, librettist and television writer based in St. Paul, Minnesota. His work has been produced at Roundabout, Yale Rep, Transport Group/Public Theater and the Williamstown Theatre Festival, among others. He sits on the Board of Directors of The Movement Theatre Company and Playwrights’ Center. harrisondavidrivers.com

A warm thanks to our current 2023/2024 PlayFest Sponsors: the National Endowment for the Arts, Sunny Durham Foundation, Holland Foundation, The Sherwood Foundation, Fred & Eve Simon, Todd & Betiana Simon, Paul & Annette Smith , Weitz Family Foundation, Dundee Bank, Emspace + Lovgren. To find out more about how NEA grants impact individuals and communities, visit arts.gov.

Running time and livestream info to come.

A handful of tickets are held back for walkups at each performance. All performance venues are ADA compliant for accessibility. For any accessibility questions or needs please contact Quinn at [email protected].

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Lied Education Center for the Arts, 2500 California Plz, Omaha, United States