Gloria
by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Eric Ting
A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2016, this scalpel-sharp dark comedy explores how we cope with trauma and the tales we tell each other to escape. In the dog-eat-dog office of a New York magazine, twentysomethings Ani, Dean, and Kendra compete for a book deal to kick-start their careers. But after tragedy strikes, which one of them will write the story?
MacArthur “Genius” winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate, Everybody) reunites with Cal Shakes Artistic Director Eric Ting, who directed the playwright’s An Octoroon (2017) at Berkeley Rep. Shocking, satirical, and viciously funny, Gloria is a thought-provoking work from a powerhouse playwright.
“Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s whip-smart satire of fear and loathing”
The New York Times
“Shocking, hilarious and spectacularly honest”
Chicago Tribune
“Gloria . . . is to the New York publishing business what David Mamet’s Speed-the-Plow is to the Hollywood film industry”
The New York Times
“A sharply observed satirical comedy . . . a springboard for the playwright to examine the ramifications of our exploitative, media-saturated age”
The Hollywood Reporter