Gloria
Cadence Theatre Company in partnership with Virginia Repertory Theatre presents GLORIA.
Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Anna Senechal Johnson
May 9 – June 2, 2019 | Theatre Gym, Virginia Repertory Theatre
Additional RTCC Award Nominations
Winner of Best Play
Winner of Most Promising Newcomer - Joel Ashur
Best Direction of a Play - Anna Johnson
Best Actor in a Play - Matt Polson
Best Supporting Actress in a Play - Anne Michelle Forbes
Outstanding Achievement in Set Design - Rich Mason
Best Ensemble Acting Award - Ernie McClintock
CAST
Miles… JOEL ASHUR*
Kendra… ANNE MICHELLE FORBES
Ani… JESSIE JENNISON
Dean… MATT POLSON
Gloria/Nan… LAINE SATTERFIELD*
Lorin… HAPPY MAHANEY*
Sarah Tweed… ALI THIBODEAU
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the U.S.A.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director: Anna Senechal Johnson
Composers and Lyricists: Nicholas Caviness, Ali Thibodeau
Scenic Designer: Rich Mason
Fight Choreographer: Aaron Orensky
Lighting Designer: Weston Corey, Michael Jarett, Andrew Bonniwell
Costume Designer: Sarah Grady
Sound Designer: Jesse Senechal
Stage Manager: Niomi Kaiser
Assistant Director: Zachary Owen, Kelsey Schneider
Scenic Painter: Lara Koplin, Emily Hake Massie
Set Dresser: Daniel Burgess
Properties Designer: Elizabeth Wilder
Technical Director: Tommy Hawfield
Dramaturgs: Artisia Green, Lissa Ray
Production Managers: Kerri Lynch, Alleigh Scantling
STAGE MANAGEMENT & CREW
Production Manager: Alleigh Scantling
Virginia Rep Production Manager: Kerri Lynch
Running Crew: Monique Davis, Courtney Holmes, Nik Meinzer
Carpenter: George Dippold
Facilities Manager: Joel Ernst
Sound Technician: Derek Dumais
Sound Board Operator: Niomi Kaiser
Light Board Operator: Matt Lehtola
Master Electrician: Weston Corey
Dialect Coach: Janet Rodgers
Vocal Supervisor, Vocal Coach and Musical Director: Stephen Rudlin
Production Associate: Sassy Rychalski
Production Interns: Monique Davis, Courtney Holmes, Niomi Kaiser, Rachel Lawless
Artistic Intern: Erin Tripp
ADMINISTRATIVE & MARKETING
Director of Education: Laine Satterfield
TRAIN and STAGE WRITE Program Director: Laine Satterfield
Director of New Play Development: Bostin Christopher
Directors of the Pipelines New Works Fellowship: Chris and David Linsay-Abaire
Associate Artists: Sharon Ott, Rusty Wilson
Artistic Associate: Kelsey Schneider
Graphic Designer: Druanne Cummins
Internet Services Manager: Sara Krivanec
Director of Communications: Lissa Ray
Social Media Associate: Dani Brown
Virginia Rep Director of Communications: Liz Nance
Virginia Rep Marketing Associate: Allison Gilman
Special Events Coordinator: Melissa Johnston Price
Bookkeeper: Jill Porcelli
Video Production: Steven Burneson, Matt Polson, 4th Wall Student Leadership Program
Show Photography: Jason Collins Photography
Digital Media Associate: Skye Shannon
Volunteer Coordinator: Joel Kimling
House Management Team: Sanam Hashemi, Joel Kimling, Kelsey Schneider, Madeline Gish
Literary Associate: Rachel Lawless
Education Associate: Sanam Hashem
Education Team: Matt Bloch, Steven Burneson, Maura Burroughs, Desiree Dabney, Heather Falks, Mandy Helmlinger, Katrinah Carol Lewis, Matt Polson, Raven Lorraine Wilkes
Laine Satterfield as Gloria. Photography by Jason Collins.
Publicity and Reviews
“This production’s creation of compelling characters and involving situations make this an interesting examination of the effects of trauma in the workplace.”
— Jerry Williams (TVJerry), Sifter (May 12, 2019)
“This is not theater for those who want to be entertained, but for those who desire to be challenged.”
— Julinda D. Lewis, RVArt Review (May 12, 2019)