Joan of Arc in a Supermarket in California!!

A woman returns to a supermarket after receiving a prophecy in Aisle 3 when she was a teenager, hoping to receive another one. A spooky magical site-specific story about gut feelings, ghosts, rage, and possession.

Currently being developed in residency with Project Nongenue.
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Joan of Arc in a Supermarket in California!!

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  • 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!!!