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Seven years ago, Hunter Hoffman was living a New York actor’s dream: He was cast as an understudy in “Sweat,” the critically acclaimed play nominated for three Tony Awards. On a Sunday in June 2017, Hoffman attended the prestigious awards ceremony at Radio City Music Hall.
“Sweat” walked away empty-handed and the production closed two weeks later.
“I think it closed on a Sunday, and [that] Tuesday, I went back to waiting tables,” Hoffman, 35, said.
Fast forward three years later and Hoffman was on stage at the B Street Theatre in “The Last Match,” a gig he booked after auditioning on a recommendation from an associate producer of “Sweat.”