Gloria (TCG Edition). Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

      THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP

      NEW YORK

      2020

      Gloria is copyright © 2020 by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

      Gloria is published by Theatre Communications Group, Inc.,

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      The publication of Gloria by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, through TCG’s Book Program, is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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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

       ACT ONE

       ACT TWO

      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.