AJ Gluck
actor, singer, writer
Born and raised in downtown Manhattan, I first stepped into the spotlight at age six (...going on seventeen) as Liesl in The Sound of Music, and I’ve never looked back.
I come from an eclectic group of performers and creatives. My grandmother is an Argentinian-American concert pianist. My grandfather was a German violinist. Together they toured the world, playing concerts from Brazil to India to China. My mother is a reformed theater kid and dancer turned journalist and my father is a journalist and author. I grew up believing the world truly was a stage, a place to express yourself and to inform, entertain, move, and maybe even inspire others. This convergence of communication through verbal language, music, and physical forms exposed me to the power of theatrical storytelling.
I recently earned my B.A. in Dramatic Arts at Kenyon College, where I studied dramatic structure, text analysis, lighting, set, sound, and prop design, and starred in and helped to produce my senior thesis. Now I'm thrilled to be back in New York City—the place where my love of theater took root—to begin my professional theater career.
I’ve never loved anything the way I love theater, and I can’t imagine doing anything else. My goal is simple: to keep creating, collaborating, and connecting. Onstage, on the page, and everywhere in between.
upcoming events:
54 celebrates french woods- jan 30th
I am so excited to be returning to 54 below to celebrate French Woods, where I spent 10 summers cultivating my love for theater! I will be reuniting with so many beloved and talented friends to reprise some of our favorite roles.
playing house- feb 6th and feb 7th
I will be performing in a site-specific piece written by Caroline Keir and co-directed by Caroline Keir and Isla Hamblett, in an apartment series with several other wonderful playwrights and performers!
the actor- feb 10th, feb 15th, and feb 17th
I will be performing in The Chain’s 2026 One-Act fest in The Actor, a one-act written by MJ Farrell, and performing alongside Ellie Kahle.