Performances & Events
Gloria
Department of Theatre & Drama
Sunday, October 05, 2025 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Arthur Miller TheatreWalgreen Drama Center
1226 Murfin Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
General Admission by Floor $35 | Students $16 (fees included)
This funny and provocative play follows an ambitious group of editorial assistants at a Manhattan magazine. When an ordinary, humdrum workday becomes anything but, the stakes for who will get to tell their own story become higher than ever.
CONTENT ADVISORY
The production of Gloria contains the following:
– workplace violence;
– strobe lights;
– simulated gunshots;
– death by suicide;
– strong and offensive language.
If you are concerned about what to expect during this production, we have provided a detailed description at the link below. Please note that this description contains detailed spoilers.
Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Judith Moreland
Detailed Content Advisory (Contains Spoilers)
At the end of ACT I, there is a mass shooting event that takes place in an office setting. In accordance with this event, there will be intense visual and sound effects like the use of a simulated firearm, loud gunshots, the presence of blood and live and recorded screams.
The intermission will immediately follow this event. If you are in distress, please see our mental health coordinator, Raja Benz, who will be on hand during intermission.
There is also a wellness insert in the program, providing campus and community support resources, which you can take with you.
If you decide that you would no longer like to attend the performance, please use this form to request a refund, exchange, or to donate your ticket(s).
Additional context: during the performance, characters will discuss death by suicide and other forms of violence, sometimes in flippant, casual and/or glorifying ways. Language also includes casual racist, homophobic, misogynistic, ableist and other disparaging comments. Characters also generally reference past actual mass shooting events and residual trauma. There is a depiction of the effects of PTSD, such as a panic attack and other manifestations, in at least one of the characters.