Dr. Jonas held leadership positions as a dramaturg, curator and producer at Classical Theatre of Harlem, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Classic Stage Company and The Acting Company, and has freelanced widely. A Theatre Arts Analyst at the New York State Council on the Arts for a decade, she has also taught at Princeton, Brooklyn College, S.U.N.Y.-Stonybrook, and, most recently, New York University. She has guest lectured extensively at theatres, universities and advocacy organizations. Jonas co-authored the 2002 “Report of the Status of Women in Theater,” and co-founded “50/50 in 2020,” a grassroots organization committed to achieving parity for women in theatre, which was named “New York Theatre Experience’s 2010 “Person of the Year.” She is co-editor of Dramaturgy and American Theatre, on the editorial board of Dramaturgy Protocol, and written for a variety of theatre publications. Jonas is a proud board member of the League of Professional Theatre Women, on the Advisory Boards of The Women’s Project and America-at-Play, and a member of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas, where she co-founded the University Caucus and edited the first edition of The Sourcebook. She did her undergraduate degree at Princeton University and received a D.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama.