Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' GLORIA Extends Off-Broadway Through July 18

The Vineyard Theatre announced today that, due to demand, the world premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' newest play GLORIA will extend its limited engagement by two weeks and will now close on July 18.

Evan Cabnet directs GLORIA, with a cast that includes Kyle Beltran, Catherine Combs, Michael Crane, Jennifer Kim, Jeanine Serralles, and Ryan Spahn.

The latest work from the writer of such acclaimed plays as AN OCTOROON, APPROPRIATE, WAR and NEIGHBORS, GLORIA is Mr. Jacobs-Jenkins' funny, trenchant and powerful new play that follows an ambitious group of editorial assistants at a notorious Manhattan magazine, each of whom hopes for a starry life of letters and a book deal before they turn 30. But when an ordinary humdrum workday becomes anything but, the stakes for who will get to tell their own story become higher than ever.

Mr. Jacobs-Jenkins received The Vineyard's distinguished Paula Vogel Playwriting Award for emerging writers in 2011. AN OCTOROON and APPROPRIATE earned Mr. Jacobs-Jenkins an Obie Award for Best New American Play in 2014.

Jeanine Serralles has performed Off-Broadway in MAPLE AND VINE (Playwrights Horizons) and STUNNING at LCT3, and has also appeared in the films INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS and ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. Jennifer Kim was featured in the Amazon original series "Mozart in the Jungle" and the films THE BOURNE LEGACY and WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN. Catherine Combs was in Noah Haidle's SMOKEFALL at The Goodman Theatre and Adam Rapp's THE EDGE OF OUR BODIES at the Actors Theatre of Louisville and film credits include THE BLIND SIDE and 13 GOING ON 30. Ryan Spahn co-wrote and starred in the film HE'S WAY MORE FAMOUS THAN YOU, directed by Michael Urie. He also co-created the TV series "What's Your Emergency" with Halley Feiffer. Kyle Beltran was on Broadway in IN THE HEIGHTS and Off-Broadway in FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE and 10 THINGS TO DO BEFORE I DIE. Michael Crane is an actor and producer whose works include WINTER'S TALE, KINGS and MANHATTAN MELODY.

Evan Cabnet directed the Vineyard's debut of OUTSIDE PEOPLE, along with the Off-Broadway productions of THE DREAM OF THE BURNING BOY and ALL-AMERICAN. He will also be directing the upcoming THÉRÈSE RAQUIN on Broadway.

GLORIA has scenic design by Takeshi Kata, costume design by Ilona Somogyi, lighting design by Matt Frey and sound design by Matt Tierney.

GLORIA concludes Vineyard Theatre's 2014-15 season; previous productions this season include Mike Bencivenga's comedy BILLY & RAY directed by Garry Marshall, and the world-premiere of the musical BROOKLYNITE by Michael Mayer and Peter Lerman.

Dedicated to the creation and production of daring new plays and musicals, The Vineyard has consistently premiered provocative, groundbreaking works, including Nicky Silver's THE LYONS; Marx, Lopez and Whitty's Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q; Kander and Ebb's THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS; Bell and Bowen's [title of show]; Paula Vogel's HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE (1998 Pulitzer Prize); Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN (1994 Pulitzer Prize); Tarell Alvin McCraney's WIG OUT!; Becky Mode's FULLY COMMITTED; Jenny Schwartz' GOD'S EAR; Will Eno's MIDDLETOWN; and many more. The Vineyard's productions have been honored with two Pulitzer Prizes, three Tony Awards, and numerous Drama Desk, OBIES, Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards.

The Vineyard Theatre's leadership includes Douglas Aibel (Artistic Director), Sarah Stern (Artistic Director), and Jennifer Garvey-Blackwell (Executive Producer).

Tickets to GLORIA are on sale now. For more information, call the box office at (212) 353-0303 or visit www.vineyardtheatre.org.

Photo Credit: Carol Rosegg

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