History. Her story. Our story.
This new play about Gloria Steinem and the women she has partnered with in a decades-long fight for equality is brought to life by a dynamic ensemble of performers. Fifty years after Gloria began raising her voice and championing those of others, her vision is as urgent as ever. Gloria’s belief in talking circles as a catalyst for change offers us all a path forward. The first act is Gloria’s story; the second is our own.
This production includes strong language, mature themes, and discussions of sexual harassment and domestic violence.
Written by Emily Mann
Directed by Diane Paulus
In association with the McCarter Theatre Center by special arrangement with Daryl Roth
Notable dates
Opening Night: 1/30
ASL Interpreted: 2/16 at 2PM & 2/19 at 7:30PM
Audio Described: 2/28 at 7:30PM & 2/29 at 2PM
Open Captioned: 2/20 at 7:30PM & 2/22 at 2PM
Sensory Friendly: 2/29 at 2PM
Community Engagement and Production Sponsor
Allison Johnson
Corporate Education Sponsor
Bank of America
Original Off-Broadway production produced by Daryl Roth and Directed by Diane Paulus.
Commissioned by Lincoln Center Theater by Special Arrangement with Daryl Roth.
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Ensemble
Gabrielle Beckford
Ensemble
Gabrielle Beckford
A.R.T.: Gloria: A Life. Regional: Gloria: A Life, McCarter Theatre Center; Crowns (Yolanda, fifteen-year anniversary production), McCarter Theatre Center, Long Wharf; Nina Simone: Four Women, A Play with Music, Alabama Shakespeare Festival; Hair, Geva Theatre Center; All Shook Up, Laguna Beach Playhouse; Aida, Hairspray, Big River, Sister Act, Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts. Education/Training: BFA, Musical Theatre, Rider University.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble (2/18 - 3/1)
Emily Borromeo
Ensemble (2/18 - 3/1)
Emily Borromeo
A.R.T.: Gloria: A Life. Broadway & National Tour: School of Rock. Off-Broadway: Broadway Bounty Hunter (Joe Iconis). TV: Host of “Sunny Side Up,” a preschool series (Emmy nomination), Sprout/NBCUniversal; “Tell Me a Story,” CBS; “Sneaky Pete,” Amazon; “The Jim Gaffigan Show”; “The Sing-Off,” NBC. Education/Training: Brown University. Emily is thrilled to join this group of powerful artists and to continue working towards equality, understanding, and dignity for all people.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Swing
Rachel Cognata
Swing
Rachel Cognata
A.R.T.: Gloria: A Life; Hype Man: a break beat play, Greater Good, Company One Theatre. Regional: Really, Hype Man (Elliot Norton Award), Company One Theatre; Cardboard Piano, New Repertory Theatre; The Book Club Play, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Joanna Glushak
Ensemble
Joanna Glushak
A.R.T.: Gloria: A Life. Broadway: leading roles in War Paint, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Sunday in the Park with George, Les Misérables, Hairspray, The Sweet Smell of Success, Urinetown, Rags, Conversations with My Father, Welcome to the Club, After the Night and the Music. Tour: Finding Neverland, First National. Off-Broadway: Gloria: A Life, Daryl Roth Theatre. TV: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Younger.” Education/Training: Yale School of Drama. JoannaGlushak.com
Actors’ Equity Association member
Gloria Steinem
Patricia Kalember
Gloria Steinem
Patricia Kalember
A.R.T.: Gloria: A Life; The White Card, ArtsEmerson. Broadway: Don’t Dress for Dinner, Losing Louie, The Nerd. Off-Broadway: Gloria: A Life, Daryl Roth Theatre; Y2K; From Above; Search and Destroy; The Foreigner (Original Cast). Regional: Westport Playhouse, Bay Street Theater, Baltimore Center Stage. Film/TV: Limitless, Girl Most Likely, Company Men, Signs, Jacob’s Ladder, “Thirtysomething,” “Sisters,” “Olive Kitteridge,” “Power,” “Orange Is the New Black,” “Madam Secretary,” “The Tick.”
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Patrena Murray
Ensemble
Patrena Murray
(she/her) A.R.T.: Gloria: A Life, Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3). Other credits: Lemon Girls, La MaMa; Gloria: A Life, McCarter Theatre Center, Daryl Roth Theater; Men on Boats, Baltimore Center Stage; The Oresteia, Shakespeare Theatre Company; Masculinity Max, The Winter’s Tale, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Public Theater; Venus, The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World, Signature Theatre; Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1,2 & 3), Mark Taper Forum. Film/TV: “New Amsterdam,” Daddy, ” The Sopranos,” “Law & Order.”
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Erika Stone
Ensemble
Erika Stone
A.R.T.: Gloria: A Life. Regional: Gloria: A Life, McCarter Theatre Center; Off the Rails (Isabel, staged reading), The Further Adventures of Super Indian, Cherry Orchard and Commodity Cheese, Native Voices at the Autry (Ensemble Member); William, Inc., Whale Song, Perseverance Theatre; Our Voices Will Be Heard, Perseverance Theatre, AFN Fairbanks. Film/TV: “Lucky Louie,” Spring Breakdown. Education/Training: BA, Boston University.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Brenda Withers
Ensemble
Brenda Withers
A.R.T.: Gloria: A Life. Brenda is a writer, actor, and co-founder of the Harbor Stage Company on Cape Cod. Regional (Acting): Gloria: A Life, Crimes of the Heart, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, McCarter Theatre Center; Actors Theatre of Louisville; Hartford Stage; Geva Theatre Center; Hudson Stage Company. Playwriting: Portland Stage, Performance Space New York, Amphibian Stage, Two River Theater, Northern Stage. Brenda is a member of The Pool and a recent playwriting fellow at Huntington Theatre Company. Education/Training: Dartmouth College.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble (1/24 - 2/16)
Eunice Wong
Ensemble (1/24 - 2/16)
Eunice Wong
A.R.T.: Gloria: A Life. Off-Broadway: Trial of the Catonsville 9, Transport Group; Faust, Classic Stage Company; Mourning Becomes Electra, Target Margin; Antigone, The House of Bernarda Alba, NAATCO. Regional: Gloria: A Life, McCarter Theatre Center; Smart People, Huntington Theatre Company; Studio Theatre; Atlantic; Guthrie Theater; Yale Rep; Cincinnati Playhouse. Honors: Helen Hayes Award (Lead Actress); IRNE nomination (Best Ensemble); LA Press Club Journalism Award. Writing: Chief Editor, Countering Violence Against Women (Truthdig); Writer, “What the Health.” TV: “Law & Order.” Education/Training: The Juilliard School.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Assistant Stage Manager (2/18 - 3/1)
Jakob W. Plummer
Assistant Stage Manager (2/18 - 3/1)
Jakob W. Plummer
A.R.T.: Gloria: A Life, Borrowed Cash. Broadway: Oslo (Tony Award for Best Play), Sunday in the Park with George, A View From the Bridge (Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play), The Crucible, Pretty Woman. Off-Broadway: one in two. Regional: The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Juilliard, Weston Playhouse, Merrimack Repertory, Playhouse Square, Cain Park. Other: The GRAMMY Awards, The US Open, TEDTalks, The Actors’ Fund, Heartbeat Opera, The World Science Festival. Core member of Fair Wage Onstage.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Assistant Stage Manager (1/24 - 2/16)
Carolyn Reich
Assistant Stage Manager (1/24 - 2/16)
Carolyn Reich
A.R.T.: Gloira: A Life. New York: Gloria: A Life, Daryl Roth Theatre; The Play That Goes Wrong, New World Stages; Original Sound, Cherry Lane. National Tours: Frozen, Disney Theatricals; How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Big League; The Bodyguard, Troika; The Bridges of Madison County, NETworks. Regional: Ragtime, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival; Murder on the Orient Express, Hartford Stage; Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage, Trinity Rep; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, McCarter Theatre Center. Education/Training: University of Michigan.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Additional Staff
Additional A.R.T. Staff for Gloria: A Life
Scenic Carpenters: Dan Baker, Justin Cagle, Aaron Cohen, Dean Covert, Thomas Eckenfels, Michael Greene, Victor Gutierrez, Sam O’Brien, Patrick Phillips, Wesley Scanlon, Jake Seibert
Overhire Electricians: Carmen Alfaro, Kevin Barnett, Michaela Bocchino, Matt Cost, Mark Fortunado, Greg Hanawalt, Laura Hildebrand, Rebecca O’Leary, Zachary Straeffer, Brittany Trymbulak,
Sound Overhire: Elizabeth Cahill, Jessica Hawkins, Marta Levin, Jacob Montgomery, Josh Northcutt, Bekah Rudinec, Adelaide Zhang
Stage Crew Bernadette Benoit, Caitlyn Buja, Rachel Corning, Joseph-Jude Deauna-Torres, Russell Feinstein, Dan Fountain, Doug Hallenbrook
Videographer: Johnathan Carr
Photographers: Maria Baranova, Gretjen Helene
ASL Coach: Stephanie Hakulin
ASL Interpreters: Júlia Barnes, Jennifer Gibbons, Christopher Robinson
Audio Describers: Jessica Shroder (primary), Janet Stankus (secondary)
Captioning: C2 Captioning
Special Thanks
Kathy Najimy, Amy Richards
Gloria: A Life rehearsed at New 42nd Street Studios.