By SDCN Staff
San Diego, CA–Cygnet Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its latest production, “JOB,” Max Wolf Friedlich’s razor-sharp psychological thriller, directed by Hannah Meade.
A viral video. A forced leave. A woman fighting to reclaim the job that defines her. When Jane, an ambitious employee at a tech giant, sits down with crisis therapist Loyd, a routine evaluation quickly mutates into a tense psychological duel. “JOB” locks two strangers in a room and strips away layers of power, privilege, and digital‑age morality, revealing how easily a single misstep can explode online. Electric, unsettling, and darkly funny, it probes what it means to be a citizen of the internet.
The two-person cast features Jacob Bruce as “Loyd” and Caroline Gottlieb as “Jane.”
The creative team includes Hannah Meade, Direction and Costume Design; Audrey Casteris, scenic and props design; Annelise Schultz-Salazar, lighting design; Steven Leffue, sound design; Caleb Cook, stage manager; Angel Page Smigielski, assistant stage manager; and Sashank Kanchustambam, assistant director.
The show will run from October 7 to November 1 and will be produced in The Dottie Studio Theater.
“JOB is a confrontation about doing the “right thing” as a citizen of our modern, digital age – especially when doing the right thing may come at the ultimate cost. This play is a true psychological thriller that takes audiences deep into a cerebral and emotional battle of wits. I always like when a piece encourages audiences to play judge, jury and executioner on the ride home from the theatre. As the director, I feel especially lured because JOB doesn’t just encourage this post-show discussion; it demands it,” Meade stated in a release.
Cygnet Theatre is located at 2880 Roosevelt Road in Arts District Liberty Station. Preview performance tickets starting at $59 and regular tickets starting at $64.
Tickets for “JOB” are on sale and may be purchased in person at the box office, by phone at (619) 337-1525, or online.
