Gloria (TCG Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (672 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1559365455 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He is a playwright-in-residence at Signature Theatre. Gloria was named a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Governed by ferocious wit and corrosive dialogue, these characters spend most of the first act sniping at one another and finding ways to ignore their industry’s impending doomuntil, true to Jacobs-Jenkins fashion, the action is derailed by a shocking turn.Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ plays include An Octoroon, Neighbors, Appropriate, and War. Ani, Kendra, and Dean are the sparring, sharp-tongued assistant editors, constantly competing and complaining, vying over power and a better position. He received the 2014 Obie Award for Best New American Play for both An Octoroon and Appropriate, the 2015 Steinberg Playwrights Award, and the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize in 2016.A Pulitzer Prize-nominated satire on power and desperation from the award-winning playwright of An Octoroon. As an unnamed magazine struggles with the world’s encroaching descent into the digital age, the human relationships within simultaneously implode. Gloriais to the New York publishing business what David Mamet’s Speed-the-Plow is to the Hollywood film industry.” New York TimesA rare example of a contemporary play that keeps us constantly guessing where it's headed, Gloria is a work not to be easily forgotten.” Hollywood ReporterWith
“Gloriais to the New York publishing business what David Mamet’s Speed-the-Plow is to the Hollywood film industry.” New York Times“A rare example of a contemporary play that keeps us constantly guessing where it's headed, Gloria is a work not to be easily forgotten.” Hollywood Reporter