Gloria (TCG Edition). Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
NEW YORK
2020
Gloria is copyright © 2020 by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
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Library of Congress Control Numbers:
2019020713 (print) / 2019021601 (ebook)
ISBN 978-1-55936-545-1 (trade paper) / ISBN 978-1-55936-866-7 (ebook)
A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.
Book design and composition by Lisa Govan
Cover design by Mark Melnick
Cover photographs: Ferran Traité (female portrait); Leonardo Patrizi
(NYC night scene); Orbon Alija (NYC day scene)
First Edition, July 2020
Contents
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Gloria received its world premiere at the Vineyard Theatre (Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern, Artistic Directors) in New York on June 17, 2015. It was directed by Evan Cabnet. The set design was by Takeshi Kata, the costume design was by Ilona Somogyi, the lighting design was by Matt Frey, and the sound design was by Matt Tierney. The cast was:
| DEAN/DEVIN | Ryan Spahn |
| KENDRA/JENNA | Jennifer Kim |
| ANI/SASHA/CALLIE | Catherine Combs |
| GLORIA/NAN | Jeanine Serralles |
| MILES/SHAWN/RASHAAD | Kyle Beltran |
| LORIN | Michael Crane |
Gloria received its European premiere at Hampstead Theatre (Edward Hall, Artistic Director; Greg Ripley-Duggan, Executive Producer) in London on June 21, 2017. It was directed by Michael Longhurst. The designer was Lizzie Clachan, the lighting design was by Oliver Fenwick, and the sound design and composition were by Ben and Max Ringham. The cast was:
| DEAN/DEVIN | Colin Morgan |
| KENDRA/JENNA | Kae Alexander |
| ANI/SASHA/CALLIE | Ellie Kendrick |
| GLORIA/NAN | Sian Clifford |
| MILES/SHAWN/RASHAAD | Bayo Gbadamosi |
| LORIN | Bo Poraj |
CHARACTERS
DEAN/DEVIN, extra-late twenties, “white”
KENDRA/JENNA, mid-late twenties, “Asian”
ANI/SASHA/CALLIE, early twenties, “white”
GLORIA/NAN, extra-late thirties, “anything really”
MILES/SHAWN/RASHAAD, twenty years old, “black”
LORIN, late thirties, “unclear”
SETTING
The Midtown offices of a national magazine, circa the 2010s.
NOTE
Wigs are highly encouraged.
A forward slash ( / ) indicates the point at which the next speaker interrupts, or simultaneous speech if at the start of a line.
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