Jo Bonney

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Jo Bonney
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Jo Bonney is an American theater director who has worked Off-Broadway, regionally and internationally, primarily focused on the development of new plays. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Bonney was born in Australia. She attended Sydney University before transferring to Sydney College of the Arts (Grad. Fine Arts) and worked at The Australian Broadcasting Corporation. [5]

Career

Bonney moved to New York City in 1979. In the early 1980s, she co-directed two short films with Ruth Peyser, 'Another Great Day' (shown nationally on PBS) and 'Random Positions'. Bonney began her work in theater directing the solo work of her husband, Eric Bogosian. [5] [6] She has directed the premiere productions of over thirty plays – notably work by Bogosian, Lynn Nottage, Danny Hoch, Suzan-Lori Parks, Martina Majok, Neil LaBute, Naomi Wallace and José Rivera. [7] [8] Bonney edited Extreme Exposure: An Anthology of Solo Performance Texts from the Twentieth Century (published in 2000 by TCG). [9] [5]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations Bonney has received include: [10]

Work

YearPlayPlaywrightTheater [11] [10]
1983funHouseEric BogosianActor's Playhouse
1990Sex, Drugs, Rock & RollEric BogosianOrpheum Theatre
1994Some PeopleDanny Hoch The Public Theater
1994Pounding Nails in the Floor with My ForeheadEric Bogosian Minetta Lane Theatre
1995 subUrbia Eric Bogosian Studio Theater (DC)
1997The Flatted Fifth Seth Zvi Rosenfeld INTAR Theatre
1998Stray Cats Warren Leight Naked Angels
1998 Stop Kiss Diana Son The Public Theater
1998Jails, Hospitals & Hip HopDanny Hoch PS 122, US & International Tour
1999 Look Back in Anger John Osborne CSC Theatre
2000Wake Up and Smell the CoffeeEric Bogosian Jane Street Theatre
2000House Arrest * Directorial Consultant Anna Deavere Smith The Public Theater
2001Good Thing Jessica Goldberg The New Group
2001Slanguage Universes NY Theatre Workshop
2001References to Salvador Dali Make Me HotJosé RiveraThe Public Theater
2002Adoration of the Old WomanJosé Rivera La Jolla Playhouse
2002Humpty DumptyEric Bogosian McCarter Theatre Center
2003Living Out Lisa Loomer Second Stage Theater
2003Fifth of July Lanford Wilson Signature Theater
2004Fat PigNeil LaBute MCC
2004 Anna in the Tropics Nilo Cruz Arena Stage
2005 A Soldier's Play Charles Fuller Second Stage Theater
2005On the MountainChristopher Shimm Playwrights Horizons
2005 Top Girls Caryl Churchill Williamstown Theatre Festival
2006subUrbiaEric BogosianSecond Stage Theater
2006 Some Girl(s) Neil LaButeMCC
2006 The Seven Will Power NY Theatre Workshop
2007All That I Will Ever Be Alan Ball NY Theatre Workshop
2008Beast Michael Weller NY Theatre Workshop
2010–2011The Break of NoonNeil LaButeMCC, Geffen Playhouse
2012Emotional Creature Eve Ensler Market Theater (Johannesburg), Cine 13 (Paris), Berkeley Rep, Signature Theatre
2012An Early History of Fire David Rabe The New Group
2013 Small Engine Repair John Pollono MCC
2013The Mound BuildersLanford WilsonSignature Theatre
2014–2016Father Comes Home from the War (Parts 1, 2, and 3)Suzan-Lori ParksThe Public Theater, London Royal Court, ART, CTG
2015Lost Girls John Pollono MCC
2015Kinship Carey Perloff Williamstown Theatre Festival
2016The Body of an American Dan O'Brien Primary Stages
2017The Red Letter Plays: F-ing ASuzan-Lori ParksSignature Theatre
2017 Cost of Living Martyna Majok Manhattan Theater Club
2018Eve's SongIone Patricia LloydThe Public Theater
2018Mlima's Tale Lynn Nottage The Public Theater
2018An Ordinary MuslimHammaad Chaudry NY Theatre Workshop
2018The Untranslatable Secrets of Nikki CoronaJosé RiveraGeffen Playhouse
2019The Way She SpokeIsaac Gomez Audible Theater
202072 Miles to Go Hilary Bettis Roundabout Theatre Company
2023Sabbath's Theater John Turturro and Ariel Levy Pershing Square Signature Center

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References

  1. ↑ "Jo Bonney". iobdb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  2. ↑ "Jo Bonney". Playwrights Horizons. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  3. ↑ "Jo Bonney | Goodman Theatre". www.goodmantheatre.org. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  4. ↑ Healy, Patrick (2013-01-31). "Staging a Sisterhood". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  5. 1 2 3 Bonney, Jo (2000). Extreme Exposure: An Anthology of Solo Performance Texts from the Twentieth Century. Theatre Communications Group. ISBN   9781559361552.
  6. ↑ Cram, Cusi (April 28, 2000). "Jo Bonney, Direct". TheaterMania. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  7. ↑ Rothstein, Mervyn. "Stage Directions: Why Jo Bonney Has Dedicated Her Life to New Dramatic Work". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  8. ↑ "Jo Bonney". Geffen Playhouse. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  9. ↑ "Jo Bonney | Stage Directors and Choreographers Society" . Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  10. 1 2 "Jo Bonney theatre profile". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  11. ↑ "Jo Bonney". Royal Court. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
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