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Read the latest preview of Gloria from Culture OC below or HERE.

Fall Preview 2024: Our Writers Have Chosen Their Top Arts and Culture Picks

We’re excited to share with you our writers’ picks for notable events in theater, dance, visual arts, food, culture and music for fall 2024.

Culture OC’s talented team of arts and culture writers has scanned the schedules, communicated with the presenting organizations and culled the calendars to bring you the best of fall 2024 — and, in some cases, a peek at what’s coming up in 2025. While some groups are relying on dependable productions, others are pushing the envelope and hoping to attract audiences seeking something different.

Here’s a look at what’s coming up in the Orange County arts and culture scene this autumn. And if we missed something important, please let us know.

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Plays that revolve around a single, focal woman character are few and far between. So it’s good to report that several of the Orange County productions being unveiled this fall put the spotlight on compelling women whose stories and issues draw us in, prompting us to want to peel back the layers about their lives and personalities – and the more we learn about them, the more we understand human nature. The upcoming shows from Chance Theater, STAGEStheatre, South Coast Repertory and Costa Mesa Playhouse will send you out to your cars still buzzing about what you just saw. And here’s a bonus: One’s an Orange County premiere and one’s a world premiere. – Eric Marchese
‘Gloria’
When: Sept. 27 through Oct. 20. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays
Where: Chance Theater, 5522 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim Hills
Admission: $41-$44
Contact: 888-455-4212, chancetheater.com

Chance Theater offers the Orange County premiere of Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins’ 2015 dramedy depicting workplace dynamics. Director Marya Mazor said “Gloria” revolves around “a group of 20-something New Yorkers, working at a prestigious literary magazine, all of whom are vying to work their way up in an industry in decline. They’re fiercely competitive and, at times, deeply unkind to one another, and struggle to find their place in a field that fosters a culture of scarcity and in which opportunities are dwindling.” Mazor said the play and playwright ask us ‘what is the price we pay for success in today’s society? Is it worth it?’”

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