Jonah
by Rachel Bonds

Off-Broadway
Jonah Book Cover
Jonah Cover

Highlights

105 mins Present Day Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

Ana is on scholarship at a boarding school far from home, deeply and distinctly alone until she crosses paths with day student Jonah.

They navigate the edges of this new relationship, tentative and heady, but something else is stirring – what begins as an exploration of new, exultant desire shifts into more complex negotiations of intimacy and survival.

A story of fracture and resilience, what bodies carry and what they can release, and the radical possibilities of trust.

Press Reviews

"Always fascinating – an experiment in disorientation that is never less than very absorbing thanks to Bonds’ extraordinary gift for language."

— The Wrap

"A slip-slidey, stunning new play. Practically humming with tension. The kind of play that reveals itself slowly but entirely, without undermining its own considerable power by wrapping anything up neatly."

— The New York Times

"Well-composed… a worthy look at the stories we tell ourselves."

— Theatrely

Characters

Character
Jonah

17

Danny

Ages 17 through early 20s

Steven

Later 30s or early 40s

Ana

Ages 16 through later 30s/40

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Rachel Bonds on Jonah

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780573711374
ISBN-10 0573711372

Jonah is a play written by Rachel Bonds and published by Samuel French .

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4.6

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Performance Rights

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Amateur Only
Fee: Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

Restrictions: Major Markets Plus (US) / Standard Plus Add'l Postcodes (UK)

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