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Jo Bonney

Jo Bonney

American theater director

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

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References

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