Joan of Arc in a Supermarket in California by Chloe Xtina

Frances odysseys down California's freeways in search of a supermarket where she once received a prophecy. As the supermarket waits for her, its teen girl employees are surveilled. Frances inches closer, California burns, and the supermarket transforms monstrously. Joan of Arc in a Supermarket in California is an epic daydream that explores intuition, paranoia, and possession.
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  • Nick Malakhow:
    19 Oct. 2023
    “ This is a play rich in character, clear and unique in its theatrical world and rules, and with vividly explored themes. I love how the text transitions between the lyrical and the mundane and how Xtina bends genre to explore the multitudinous ways women and girls are impacted by both misogynistic and patriarchal expectations and emotional and physical violence. The whole seance/possession/horror sequence plays extraordinarily with both rage and quietness. All of these characters are compelling and distinct. Lots of work with here for a creative production team! ”
  • Dylan Gurrera:
    14 Apr. 2022
    “ Random ballerina flashmobs destroy a supermarket. A woman searches for a prophecy—strewn in ashes and soot. Seances with kiwis. There is a strange foreboding over the lives of uniquely drawn but rather ordinary young women working at a supermarket. The alternating scenes—the magical, private world of the characters then supermarket they all work at—create an exciting suspense juxtaposed with an ordinary, yet comical, character study that becomes more eerie with each scene. I believe this is a powerful play about finding meaning in chaos—about finding purpose in meaninglessness. ”
  • Shaun Leisher:
    17 Feb. 2021
    “ I am endlessly inspired by how she experiments with theatrical convention and writes these stage directions that seem impossible. A supermarket gets destroyed in this play!! I am even more inspired by the skill she has for writing women (especially young women). This play has these moments Chloe is brilliant at writing wear young women get the opportunity to exorcise the demons inside them and spew their pain to a captive audience. Just like many things in this play, the theatre needs to burn down and when it's rebuilt lets only produce Chloe Xtina's plays!!! ”

There's also a chorus of ballerinas <3 <3 <3