Claire Glubiak

Claire Glubiak

Claire Glubiak is a theatre artist based in NYC. Her work has been produced by Northwestern’s regional ImagineU Theater, Victory Gardens Theatre, Chicago Immersive, and Thrown Stone Theatre. Her plays “Cherry Stains”, “A Beautiful Night”, and “Willing” were semi-finalists for the Agnes Nixon Festival. Her short play "Lament" was a finalist for Red Bull Theater's short play festival. Her play “...
Claire Glubiak is a theatre artist based in NYC. Her work has been produced by Northwestern’s regional ImagineU Theater, Victory Gardens Theatre, Chicago Immersive, and Thrown Stone Theatre. Her plays “Cherry Stains”, “A Beautiful Night”, and “Willing” were semi-finalists for the Agnes Nixon Festival. Her short play "Lament" was a finalist for Red Bull Theater's short play festival. Her play “Willing” was a semi-finalist for the National Playwrights Conference and the Princess Grace Awards Playwriting Fellowship. She holds a BA in theatre and a certificate in integrated marketing communications from Northwestern University. In addition to writing plays, Claire works as a grant writer and is passionate about education access globally.

Plays

  • Willing by Claire Glubiak
    Cast: 
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: motherhood, metoo + 2 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: motherhood, metoo, assault, mother
    Modern liberal mothers believe victims of assault - except when their sons are the
    ones accused. Claire Glubiak's drama, Willing, exposes how much a mother will do to
    protect her flesh and blood, even when that blood is proven guilty.
  • Machismo by Claire Glubiak
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Latinx, masculinity + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Latinx, masculinity, machismo
    In 2014, young Cuban men come to America because they can't afford their children in Cuba. In 2014, young Cuban men come to America because they can still become citizens if they make it and don't know how long that will last. In 2014, young Cuban men know what it is to be a man. In Claire Glubiak’s poetic drama, Machismo. a young Cuban man is forced to contend with his own masculinity through the...
    In 2014, young Cuban men come to America because they can't afford their children in Cuba. In 2014, young Cuban men come to America because they can still become citizens if they make it and don't know how long that will last. In 2014, young Cuban men know what it is to be a man. In Claire Glubiak’s poetic drama, Machismo. a young Cuban man is forced to contend with his own masculinity through the women that both define it and challenge it.
  • damn isla by Claire Glubiak
    Cast: 
    7
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    Genre: adaptation, drama
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    Keyword: Cuba, Manhattan + 5 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama
    Keyword: Cuba, Manhattan, 1960s, Shakespeare, The Tempest, adaptation, Latinx
    Manhattan in 1962: The city is rife with tension, the revolution recently ended, and Cuban immigrants are coming to the island in droves. Prospero and his daughter Miranda have been here for years, but the sudden appearance of the past has the potential to wreak havoc. In Damn Isla, Claire Glubiak’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s, The Tempest, Prospero is forced to reconcile between the past he thought he left...
    Manhattan in 1962: The city is rife with tension, the revolution recently ended, and Cuban immigrants are coming to the island in droves. Prospero and his daughter Miranda have been here for years, but the sudden appearance of the past has the potential to wreak havoc. In Damn Isla, Claire Glubiak’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s, The Tempest, Prospero is forced to reconcile between the past he thought he left behind, the woman he thinks he could love, and the daughter he wishes he could give the entire world to.
  • A Beautiful Night by Claire Glubiak
    Cast: 
    7
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    Genre: drama
    Genre: drama
    High school quarterback, Josh Smithton died in a hit and run last night. All of Longmeadow, Massachusetts is talking about it, and the killer is almost certainly someone he knew. Claire Glubiak’s A Beautiful Night is a snapshot of a small town shaken by tragedy. What happens when we attempt to simultaneously mourn a lost child and protect the one that killed him?