Glossolalia

About the Project

STAGE RAW TOP 10 RECOMMENDED Review by Martín Hernández: https://stageraw.com/stage-raw-review-glossolalia/

GIA ON THE MOVE Review by Eloise Coopersmith VERY HIGHLY RECCOMMENDED: https://giaonthemove.com/2026/06/20/hff26-glossolalia-reviewed/

LA THEATRE BITES Hollywood Fringe Recommended Pick: https://www.instagram.com/latheatrebites1

NOTE: This show is double cast. Please pay attention to your booking dates (or see GLOSSOLALIA twice for the full experience).

Sensory Advisory: Flashing lights, disturbing sound. Mature Content: Sexual content, dubious consent. For a more detailed content breakdown, visit THIS PAGE, or email us at [email protected].

Surrounded by a cacophany of cicadas, a preacher’s daughter and her father’s protégé succumb to lust during a secret meeting outside an abandoned church. What begins as a moment of tender intimacy spirals into conflict when guilt takes hold of one— but not the other. 

Described by the playwright as “An American Gothic pas de deux”, GLOSSOLALIA is a ruthless examination of love and lust, consent and free will, purity and corruption, and perhaps most complexly, the relationship between authentic and inauthentic.  A fast, fierce, and firery two-person play you won’t soon forget.

As seductive as it is spiritual, GLOSSOLALIA comes to Hollywood Fringe 2026 after a sold-out proof of concept preview in Orange County last December.

Presented with two casts on alternating performances, this production offers two versions of the story, each dripping with tension and unpredictable dynamic shifts in power. 

Written and Directed by Christina Tinde Jesenski  

PERFORMANCES BY CAST

The Cicada Cast (Aibhlinn Rose and Michael Cañas) – Saturday June 6th at 8:00pm, Friday June 19th at 7:00pm, and Saturday June 27th at 6:30pm

The Church Cast (Lily Rose Wadsworth and Colin Rinard) – Saturday June 6th at 9:30pm, Saturday June 13th at 7:00pm, and Sunday June 21st at 8:30pm. 

Development History:

Workshop / Staged Reading, University of Evansville, 2024, with support from the University of Evansville Honors Program

Workshop / Proof of Concept, Orange Coast College, 2025, with support from Orange Coast College Department of Theatre

Promotional Photography by Morgan Holcomb

Production Photos by Valeria Mikhailenko. 

For inquiries, please email: [email protected]