Jonah
83%
83%
(544 Ratings)
Positive
89%
Mixed
9%
Negative
2%
Members say
Absorbing, Great acting, Thought-provoking, Intense, Great writing

About the Show

Rachel Bonds' new play explores survival and human connection when Ana takes on a new student.

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Critic Reviews (17)

The New York Times
February 1st, 2024

" 'Jonah,' is the kind of play that reveals itself slowly but entirely"
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Time Out New York
February 1st, 2024

"...it’s a slight disappointment when the play’s denouement tips into overexplanation."
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New York Theatre Guide
February 1st, 2024

" 'Jonah,' the Off-Broadway play by Rachel Bonds that’s built to discombobulate us."
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The Wall Street Journal
February 1st, 2024

"A young woman’s wariness"
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Theatermania
February 1st, 2024

"...insightful yet perplexing new play"
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Lighting & Sound America
February 5th, 2024

“It’s a tricky structure, each narrative line conceived in a different key -- young adult romance, stark family drama, and high comedy yielding to painful disclosures -- yet with all three blending to ultimately harmonious effect…Bonds is interested in the stories we tell ourselves to soothe our pains and maybe even save our lives. For all its apparent waywardness, Jonah is tightly structured, with certain motifs -- nighttime visits, religion, sexual fantasies, a hurled vase -- reoccurring in shifting contexts; the more one thinks about it, the more carefully wrought it seems."
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New York Stage Review
February 1st, 2024

"Bonds crafts a denouement as genuine and original as it is moving."
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TheaterScene.net
February 3rd, 2024

"The play is best at its mysteries which are only slowly revealed. However, audience members may be confused part of the time as to the sequence of events and the relationships. A great deal is never resolved. The scene transitions are accompanied by blaring sound and flashing lights (sound by Kate Marvin; lighting by Amith Chandrashaker) which at times suggest that at least one or more scenes may be fantasies. The costumes by Kaye Voyce remain basically the same but Gabby Beans as Ana seems to grow in poise and maturity though very subtly from teenager to adulthood."
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