Gloria Majule (she/her/hers)

Gloria Majule is a playwright from Dodoma, Tanzania presently residing in Seattle, WA. She seeks to tell stories that bring multiple black voices together from across the world, and are accessible to black audiences no matter where they are. She writes plays for and about Africans and the African diaspora. Gloria has been commissioned by Audible and Atlantic Theater Company. She is the 2023 winner of the Leah Prize from the Leah Ryan Fund. Her plays have been developed by Atlantic Theater Company, American Blues Theater, Vassar's Powerhouse Theater, The New Group, Premiere Stages at Kean University, Great Plains Theatre Commons, Alliance Theatre and Westport Country Playhouse among others. Gloria graduated summa cum laude from Cornell University with a BA in Performing & Media Arts and Spanish, and holds an MFA in Playwriting from Yale School of Drama. She is a Playwriting Professor at Cornish College of the Arts. Website: gloriamajule.com