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Gloria
Director: Marya Mazor
Casting Director: Lindsay Brooks, CSA
In Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ GLORIA, the fast-paced world of a New York City magazine office becomes a microcosm of ambition and identity. As a group of driven young professionals navigate the competitive publishing landscape, personal ambitions collide, and workplace tensions escalate. When a shocking event disrupts the office dynamics, the characters are forced to confront the darker side of their aspirations, questioning the cost of success and the sacrifices they’re willing to make. With razor-sharp wit and poignant insight, “Gloria” explores the complexities of ambition and ego in the modern world, offering a gripping theatrical experience that challenges audiences to reconsider the true price of achievement.
Auditions are on Monday, July 1 and Tuesday, July 2, 2024, 6 pm – 10 pm
Open Call from 6 pm – 6:30 pm. Appointments start at 6:30 and are determined by invitation after submission.
Callbacks:
Content Advisory:
GLORIA presents a gripping narrative set in a bustling magazine office, exploring themes of ambition, identity, and the pursuit of success. However, it contains elements that may be sensitive for some, including depictions of extreme violence, strong language, workplace harassment, disturbing content, and sudden loud noises.
While the play approaches these subjects with depth and insight, auditioners should be mindful of their emotional responses when considering auditioning.
Location:
Submission:
Deadline to submit headshots and resume: June 21, 2024
To submit via AIR TABLE: https://tinyurl.com/gloriasubmissions
Submissions are also being accepted through Actor’s Access.
Please prepare the side associated with the character. Check back early next week for the sides.
At Chance Theater, Anaheim, CA
Beginning Monday, August 26, 2024. Weekday evenings and Weekends.
At Chance Theater, on the Cripe Stage
September 27 – October 20, 2024
Fridays at 8pm; Saturdays at 3:00 pm, and 8:00 pm; Sundays at 3:00 pm
Special Performance: September 29, 2024 at 7:00 pm
$16/hour for rehearsals and performances
ALL ROLES ARE NON-UNION. ALL ACTORS MUST BE LOCAL TO THE LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTY AREA. NO TRAVEL OR HOUSING IS PROVIDED.
The production will rehearse and be performed in person, operating within the local, state, CDC, and OSHA health & safety guidelines. The latest protocols can be found at https://chancetheater.com/safety/
Character Breakdown:
DEAN:
24 to 30 years old, White-Passing, man, transgender man, or nonbinary.
A would-be writer working as an assistant at a literary magazine in NY. He is holding onto his ambition to write his own book by a thin thread. Character identifies as gay.
KENDRA:
23 to 28 years old, AAPI, woman, transgender woman, or nonbinary.
From Pasadena. Ambitious Berkeley grad who loves fashion; entitled; opinionated; might appear flighty but she’s razor sharp.
Also plays: Jenna, a television development executive.
ANI:
20 to 25 years old, White-Passing, woman, transgender woman, or nonbinary.
Ani is an opportunistic assistant in the literary magazine. Ambitious, watchful.
Also plays: Sasha, an up and coming literary editor, and Callie, an assistant in a film development office.
GLORIA:
35 to 39 years old, all ethnicities woman, transgender woman, or nonbinary.
Gloria is a very stressed out office worker who wreaks vengeance on her peers.
Also plays: Nan, a Literary Magazine editor who is no longer enchanted by the literary world, and seeks a new path.
MILES:
18 to 21 years old, African, Black, Mixed Ethnicity man, transgender man, or nonbinary.
Easygoing; an intern in the Literary Magazine Office who is still finding his way.
Also plays: Shawn, a starbucks worker, and Rashaad, a film development executive.
LORIN:
35 to 39 years old, Eastern European, Hispanic, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Mixed Ethnicity, White, man, transgender man, or nonbinary.
Passes for Mexican or Jewish. Depressed and stressed about his job as a fact-checker for the magazine; he is changed by witnessing an act of violence.
GENERAL IN-PERSON AUDITION GUIDELINES:
Open Call from 6 pm – 6:30 pm. Appointments start at 6:30 and are determined by invitation after submission.
- When: Monday, July 1, and Tuesday, July 2, 2024. 6 – 10 pm.
- Location: Chance Theater (5522 E La Palma Ave, Anaheim CA 92807)
- Bring a copy of your headshot and resume and prepare the side associated with the character you’re interested in auditioning for. Check back early next week for sides.
Audition Submission
- Slate with your name, pronouns, and interested role(s), prepare the side associated with the character you’re interested in auditioning for and go directly into your performance. Check back early next week for sides.