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Executive Producers
Linda & Tod White
Associate Producer
Laurie Smits Staude
Executive Season Producers
Bette & Wylie Aitken
Associate Season Producer
The Family of Mary Kay Fyda-Mar
On the Cripe Stage…
Style. Status. Success. A group of twentysomething editorial assistants are pursuing it all at one of New York’s most esteemed cultural magazines. When a seemingly normal day at the office turns out to be anything but, these aspiring journalists recognize an opportunity to seize a career-defining moment. Who has the right to tell whose story? Simultaneously funny and shocking, Gloria is an adrenaline rush of a show as MacArthur “Genius” grant winner Jacobs-Jenkins skewers the cutthroat, opportunistic culture of modern media.
Please be aware: “Gloria” includes violence, intense themes, scenes, events, and sudden loud noises that may be unsettling to some viewers. Click here for more details.
*** FINALIST for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
“In live theatre, it’s rare for everything to work, from the look to the acting to the script, but this is one of those casts; it just works.”
Orange Curtain Review“The Orange County premiere of ”Gloria‘, the Pulitzer Prize finalist by the exceptionally gifted Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, is a theatrical triumph at Chance Theater.”
FanBoyNation“A dramatic and hilarious journey not to be missed. It’s another amazing staging added to the successful 2024 season of Chance Theater”
GlamgicalIt’s taken almost ten years for Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Gloria to make its Orange County debut, but Chance Theater’s absolutely brilliant OC Premiere of this edgy edge-of-your-seater makes it more than worth the wait.
StageSceneLA“A riveting script written by the thrilling Branden Jacobs-Jenkins… Assembling a smart cast, Director Mazor applies cutting-edge wit to satirize five ruthlessly ambitious editorial assistants.”
The Show Report“Chance’s production of this compelling play is quite exemplary, further enhanced not only by the theater’s small footprint—placing the audience extremely close to the intense action—but also by the excellent work of its ensemble cast.”
BroadwayWorld“Branden Jacob-Jenkins’ ‘Gloria,’ a Pulitzer finalist for Drama—and a must-see for those who enjoy live theater… This razor-sharp comedy-drama is as compelling a play as I’ve seen this year.”
JordanRYoung.com“The play sticks to you long after you’ve left the theater.”
Stage and Cinema“A whip-smart satire! A sharp-toothed comic drama with a whole lot to say”The New York Times
“A shocking, hilarious, and spectacularly honest play” Chicago Tribune
“Provocative, sharply observant and playfully theatrical. This thought-provoking work continues its talented young writer’s winning streak” The Hollywood Reporter
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Show artwork designed by KC Wilkerson, kcwdigital.com.
