"AN EPIC EMOTIONAL JOURNEY...
A GLEAMING AND GORGEOUS,
THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE"
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BASED ON THE BOOK BY
ALI BENJAMIN
ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY
KEITH BUNIN
DIRECTED BY
TYNE RAFAELI
A NEW PLAY
A fractured bond. A mystery to solve.
A journey into the heart of it all.
When Suzy Swanson’s world shatters with the sudden loss of her best friend, she dives headfirst into a deeply moving journey of discovery. This thrilling, kinetic adaptation of the beloved book, The Thing About Jellyfish marries breathtaking stagecraft with poignant storytelling to explore the mysteries of life, the power of friendship, and the courage to face the unknown.
MEET THE TEAM
Is a New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award finalist, and an internationally bestselling novelist. She has written novels for adults and children, most recently THE SMASH-UP. Children’s books include the international bestseller and multiple award winner, THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH (National Book Award finalist, Massachusetts Book Award winner, and E.B. White Prize winner, among others), and THE NEXT GREAT PAULIE FINK Ali’s work has been translated into dozens of languages in nearly 40 countries. She is currently at work on two new projects: THE DO-OVERS, a novel of friendship and physics through time, and ISAAC IN MOTION, a story about a pivotal moment in the early religious life of Isaac Newton. She lives in Massachusetts with her family and dogs.
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY
ALI BENJAMIN
Keith Bunin is a playwright and screenwriter. His most recent play THE COAST STARLIGHT was commissioned and premiered by La Jolla Playhouse, and received its New York premiere at Lincoln Center Theater. His plays THE CREDEAUX CANVAS, THE WORLD OVER, and THE BUSY WORLD IS HUSHED all received their premieres at Playwrights Horizons. His other plays include THE UNBUILT CITY (New York Stage and Film), SAM BENDRIX AT THE BON SOIR (La Jolla Playhouse/City Theater Pittsburgh), and THE PRINCIPALITY OF SORROWS (Pure Orange Productions). His film writing credits include ONWARD (Disney/Pixar), HORNS (Mandalay), WHICH BRINGS ME TO YOU (Hulu), and NIMONA (Annapurna/Netflix). He was also a writer for the HBO TV series IN TREATMENT.
ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY
KEITH BUNIN
Tyne Rafaeli directs for stage, screen and audio. Recent productions include Jen Silverman’s Spain (Second Stage), Keith Bunin's The Coast Starlight (Lincoln Center Theatre), Brian Watkins’ Epiphany (Lincoln Center Theatre), Sylvia Khoury’s Selling Kabul (Playwright's Horizons); Ming Peiffer's Usual Girls (Roundabout), Craig Lucas' I Was Most Alive With You (Playwright's Horizons) and Lauren Yee’s In a Word (Cherry Lane). Her work has also been seen at The Public, MTC, Atlantic, Williamstown Theatre Festival, La Jolla, CSC and MCC amongst others. TV: “The Good Fight,” “Single Drunk Female” "Evil". Upcoming TV: “Tell Me Lies” & “Elsbeth”
DIRECTED BY
TYNE RAFAELI
Yasmine Lee's work spans theater, film, television, music videos, and large-scale events. Select credits as choreographer and/or movement director include Disco Show in Las Vegas, Parable of the Sower Opera, World Expo 2020 Opening Ceremony (Dubai), SOCIAL! The Social Distance Dance Club with David Byrne, Made For Love (MAX), American Horror Story: Delicate (FX), Wild Goose Dreams (Off-Broadway), Knives in Hens (Off-Broadway), Tender Napalm (U.S. Premiere, Off-Broadway). As Associate Choreographer she has contributed to the Broadway productions of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,The Crucible (2016 Revival), Once and RENT. She worked on Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, SNL (w/Katy Perry), Julie Taymor’s Across the Universe, Opening Ceremonies of The Winter Olympics in Sochi. She was the Associate Movement Director of Sweeney Todd (Barrow Street Theater) and Let The Right One In (Berkeley Rep).
Movement Director/Choreographer
YASMINE LEE
Berkeley Rep: The Great Wave, Emotional Creature and Ruined. Broadway: Suffs, Yellowface, Uncle Vanya, and Camelot (Tony Nomination). New York: The Public Theater, Roundabout Theatre Company, Lincoln Center Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, Signature Theatre. Regional: Mark Taper Forum, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, American Contemporary Theater, Goodman Theatre, American Repertory Theater, Arena Stage, Dallas Theater Center, and the Alley Theater. Recognitions include the Lucile Lortel Award for Outstanding Lighting Design and an Obie for Sustained Excellence in Lighting Design. Head of Lighting Design at UCLA.
Lighting Design
LAP CHI CHU
Broadway: Death Becomes Her, Purlie Victorious (Tony nomination), MJ (Tony nomination), Moulin Rouge! (Tony award), A Soldier’s Play (Tony nomination), The Price, Beautiful, Gigi, 33 Variations (Tony award), How to Succeed in Business…, Follies, Anything Goes, Ragtime, The Pajama Game, I Am My Own Wife. Television: Six years of Academy Awards (Emmy award), four NBC musicals, including Hairspray (Emmy award). Board Chairman of The New Group Theatre, awards include multiple Tonys, Emmys, Obies, Drama Desks, Lucille Lortel Awards, and Art Directors Guild Awards. Designed the 2024 Met Gala.
Scenic Design
DEREK MCLANE
Broadway: Oh Mary!, Oklahoma!, The Sound Inside, Seawall/A Life, revival of Marvin’s Room, world premiere of Significant Other. Off Broadway: premieres of Spain, Coast Starlight, You Will Get Sick, Epiphany, Judgment Day, Animal, The Village Bike, Man From Nebraska, Tribes, and Women or Nothing. Film Scores: A Christmas Carol (2021), The Courtroom (2021), Duolo (2017), Health to the King (2020), Hello Again (2017, orchestrations). Audio: Vapor Trail (2022), The Miranda Obsession (2022), OFFENSE (2022), The Guitly (2021). Resident composer music producer at Renaissance Recording.
Sound Design/Original Compositions
DAN KLUGER
Linda Cho received the Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical for The Great Gatsby and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, and she was nominated for a Tony, Outer Critic’s Circle, and Drama Desk Award for Anastasia. Her work in ballet and opera can be seen at The Metropolitan Opera, Washington National Opera, and American Ballet Theater. She is the recipient of the Theatre Development Fund’s Irene Sharaff Young Master Award, and is currently serving on the advisory committee of the American Theatre Wing and is also a judge for the Susan Blackburn Playwriting Prize. MFA Yale School of Drama. More at lindacho.com
Costume Design
LINDA CHO
Lucy is a projection designer and video artist who lives in Brooklyn, New York. She is a two-time Tony Award nominee whose Broadway design credits include All In, The Notebook, Kimberly Akimbo, A Christmas Carol, How I Learned to Drive, Jagged Little Pill, The Rose Tattoo, Lifespan of a Fact, Six Degrees of Separation, and Deaf West’s revival of Spring Awakening. She teaches projection design at Brooklyn College and has previously taught at Ithaca College and Fordham University.
Video Design
LUCY MACKINNON
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