JOB
by Max Wolf Friedlich
REGIONAL PREMIERE
January 9-February 15, 2026
SYNOPSIS
It's January 2020. Jane has been placed on leave from her Big Tech job after a viral workplace incident. She's hell-bent on returning, but first, her assigned therapist, Loyd, needs to authorize it. Loyd suspects her work might be doing more harm than good.
A tightly wound psychological thriller, JOB zooms in on two careerists of different generations, genders, and paradigms to examine what it means to be a citizen of the internet and our obligation to help the people who need it most.
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SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PRODUCERS
Executive Producers
Barbara Jacob
Co-Producers
Lynn Blackledge
Nanette Crist
Associate Producers
Caplin Foundation
Marta Riordan & Jim Boyle
MEET THE DIRECTOR AND CAST
Director
Meg Gilbert is a theater director, producer, and educator. She is the producer at Parity Productions, an NYC theater company that champions the work of female, trans, gender-expansive and intersex artists. She facilitates 10+ different courses in Leadership, Content Writing, and Psychology of Emotions for Cornell University’s virtual education program. Prior to her work at Parity Productions, Meg was the Literary Associate at Florida Studio Theatre, where she also directed works in TYA and Stage III. Locally, Meg has worked for The Sarasota Art Museum, The Van Wezel, and the Boxser Diversity Initiative. Select shows: SEEDUBYA AND MIZHALL (Theatre Odyssey Festival, first place winner), PARALYZED (Florida Studio Theatre), THE FUNNY THING ABOUT BLOOD (The Jewel Box Theater), THE DARK SONNETS OF THE LADY (Fisher Center for the Performing Arts).
Playing Jane
Casey returns to Urbanite after last season's NO ONE IS FORGOTTEN.
Theater credits include: RIOT ANTIGONE (La Mama ETC, Ars Nova), TROJAN WOMEN, WOLF IN THE RIVER (The Flea), THAT HIGH LONESOME SOUND, AT THE VANISHING POINT, A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Actors Theater of Louisville), TWELFTH NIGHT (Nebraska Shakespeare), THE CHRISTIANS (Playwrights Horizons), MACBETH, LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST (Door Shakespeare), and KING LEAR (Teatro Delle Due- international tour). Television credits include: YELLOWSTONE (Paramount), THE EQUALIZER (CBS), and FBI: MOST WANTED (CBS). Film credits include the features CARAVAN and DRINK AND BE MERRY. BA: Northwestern University. MSW: Silberman School of Social Work. Represented by Rosier Artist Management. Love to Jeff.
Follow her @wortsey on Instagram!
Playing Loyd
86 productions in 27 years at Asolo Repertory Theatre including: GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (dir Peter Amster - also Old Globe and Maltz Jupiter Theatre), RHINOCEROS (dir Frank Galati - also American Conservatory Theatre), INHERIT THE WIND, THE LITTLE FOXES, BOTH YOUR HOUSES, THE GRAPES OF WRATH, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, CLYBOURNE PARK, GOD OF CARNAGE, ONCE IN A LIFETIME, TWELVE ANGRY MEN, A FLEA IN HER EAR, ART, HOBSON’S CHOICE, NICHOLAS NICKLEBY PARTS 1 & 2, plus 70 more. Ensemble member with Florida Repertory Theatre since 2011. Broadway 1st National Tour: SPRING AWAKENING. Film and television: FRASIER, TAKEN!, LAW & ORDER, and FAME. 2013 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow selected by the prestigious Ten Chimneys Foundation (with Alan Alda). David is gleeful to be making his Urbanite debut. *Member of Actors’ Equity
MEET THE CREATIVE TEAM
Playwright
Director
Production Stage Manager
Scenic Designer
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Production/Facilities Manager
Costume Designer
Props & Set Dressing Designer
Voice & Dialect Coach
Lead Carpenter
Scenic Charge
Max Wolf Friedlich
Meg Gilbert
Alisha Tyler-Lohr
Steve Mitchell
Ethan Vail
Louis Vetter-Torres
Louis Vetter-Torres
Frank Chavez
Summer Wallace
Patricia Delorey
Eugene Alcorn
Paige Spizzo
TICKET INFORMATION
January 9 to February 15, 2026
SHOWTIMES:
WEDNESDAYS AT 2:00pm & 7:30pm
THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS AT 7:30pm
SUNDAYS AT 2:00pm
TICKETS:
STANDARD TICKETS: $44
UNDER 40** TICKETS: $30
STUDENT** TICKETS: $5
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, January 8, 2026 @ 7:30PM - Preview Performance
Saturday, January 10, 2026 @ 2:00PM
*Thursday performances are part of our Talkback Thursday series. Talkbacks are moderated discussions with the cast that take place after the performance, offering audiences an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the show.
**Must present valid ID.