Tess Jonas
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Tess is an actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, teacher, and writer who firmly believes everything is better with avocado.

CURRENTLY:

Tess is playing Angela and Others in THE OFFICE! A MUSICAL PARODY off-Broadway at the Jerry Orbach Theatre!
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MOST RECENTLY:

In November, Tess returned to the Green Room 42 alongside Frankie Gonzalez for MILD BREAKTHROUGHS!
Music Direction by Josh Kight.

"...she has created something authentic and special, something audiences will appreciate and approve of..."

On September 1, 2019, Tess performed her solo-show ANYTHING BUT QUIET: The Lit(erary) Women of Musical Theatre for the second time at 54 Below! Check out this rave review on BroadwayWorld!
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"Some Unsorted Thoughts on the Ethics of Dress Up"
A first-go reflection on the social implications of who represents whom onstage. 
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Recent projects:

November 2021
"MILD BREAKTHROUGHS" with Frankie Gonzales at The Green Room 42

September 2019
"ANYTHING BUT QUIET 2.0: The Lit(erary) Women of Musical Theatre" at Feinstein's/54 Below
This solo show is a sung-through feminist literary history essay, inspired by playing Jo March and Jane Eyre back to back. ​Click here to read "In Defense of Jane Eyre," Tess' *literal* essay that inspired the show!​

July 2019
Abduction​ at NYMF

May-June 2019
Lucy Grant/Dance Captain in ​Bright Star at New Stage Theatre

May 2019
"DIDN'T FALL FAR: Songs My Parents Taught Me" at The Green Room 42

November-December 2018
Duchess in First National Tour of Noël​

April 2018
"ANYTHING BUT QUIET: The Lit(erary) Women of Musical Theatre" at Feinstein's/54 Below
|| PHOTOS/MEDIA BY Corinne Louie, Jen Kraus, Vimala Faith, Robert Mannis, Mark Turek, Jack Gorlin, Zachary Jonas, Andy Ribner,
   Dat Tien Vu, S & W Bradley, Miranda Orbach, Lianne Yun, Teddy Ragge, Shoshana Feinstein, and Ben Bagley.
   ​I apologize for any omissions of credit.
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