The Thing About Jellyfish
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY ALI BENJAMIN
ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY KEITH BUNIN
DIRECTED BY TYNE RAFAELI
IN ASSOCIATION WITH MADISON WELLS LIVE
WORLD PREMIERE
RODA THEATRE
JAN 31–MAR 9, 2025
SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE JUL 31
During the last week of summer vacation, 12-year-old Suzy Swanson learns that her best friend Franny has drowned. Desperate to make sense of Franny’s death, Suzy immerses herself in her own imagination, where she can circumnavigate the globe, plunge into the terrifying depths of the ocean, explore the collapsed stars of the most distant galaxies, and perhaps even solve the mysteries of the universe. Adapted from the best-selling novel, The Thing About Jellyfish is a visually stunning and deeply emotional coming-of-age tale about love, loss, friendship, and the profound expansiveness of the human spirit.
Closed captioning 
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