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 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 in fundraising and is passionate about education access globally.

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 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 in fundraising and is passionate about education access globally.

Scripts

Mars 2112

by Claire Glubiak

Cast Size
3
Genre
dark comedy

A 2007 birthday party at a themed restaurant. A workout class at an elite gym in 2021. A not so distant future, where humans have disappeared. In this dark comedy, Mars 2112, the past, present, and future blur together in an exploration of evolution, friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves, for better and for worse.

A 2007 birthday party at a themed restaurant. A workout class at an elite gym in 2021. A not so distant future, where humans have disappeared. In this dark comedy, Mars 2112, the past, present, and future blur together in an exploration of evolution, friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves, for better and for worse.

damn isla

by Claire Glubiak

Cast Size
7
Genre
adaptation,
drama

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.

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Willing

by Claire Glubiak

Cast Size
4
Genre
dark comedy,
drama

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.

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 Size
4
Genre
drama

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...

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.

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