Tanel Jonas

Tanel Jonas
Drama Actor

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In Theatre Vanemuine since 2004

Date and Place of Birth:

May 31, 1980 in Tartu

Education:

- in 2004 graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (graduating class of 21)

Career:

- since 2004 Theatre Vanemuine, drama actor

Current roles in Vanemuine:

- Lombak or Pertti – Reko Lundan "With No Greater Sadness" (2007)
- Vasja – Viktoria Nikiforova "A Play About Money" (2007)
- Harry Jannsen and Carl Robert Jakobson – Loone Ots "Koidula's Blood" (2008)
- Celestin – Paul Abraham "Ball at the Savoy" (2008)
- Teacher – Franz Kafka "The Castle" (2009)

Earlier roles in Vanemuine:

- Ivan Turgenev, Nikolai Ketsher – Tom Stoppard "Utopia" (Bachelor’s Thesis of the graduating class of 21 of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2003)
- Motel Kamzoil – Stein "Fiddler on the Roof"
- Judge Hathorne – Arthur Miller "The Crucible"
- Bear, Rooster, Mother Goat – Katja Krohn "Big Bad Wolf"
- Nurse – Paulo Coelho "Veronica Decides to Die"
- Hitchhiker – Maiju Lassila "Borrowing Matches"
- Proprietor, Samuel Sommer – Kauksi Ülle "Taarka" (2005)
- Pig Vello, Little Blue Elephant, Mountain Climber Friedrich, Polar Bear Tarmo, Little Bird Lembit – Andrus Kivirähk "Lotte reis lõunamaale" / "Lotte’s Trip to the South" (2006)
- Reverend, Doorman, Jumper – Tom Stoppard "Jumpers" (2007)
- Arcadio Buendia – Toomas Hussar "One Hundred Years…" (2006)
- Nikolai – Aleksander Galin "Stars in the Morning Sky" (2006)
- Aslan – C.S. Lewis "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" (2007)

Important roles elsewhere:

- Ranger Rästas - Kitzberg "Kosjasõit" / "The Matchmaking Tour"
- Linzmann, Hozlinger, First Policeman – Molnar "Liliom"
- Police Chief – Mrozek "The Police"
- Odysseus, Richard – Mati Unt "Kärbeste saar" / "The Island of Flies"
- Joonatan Nõgikikas, Jaan Lõoke – Gailit-Pedajas "Nipernaadi mäng" / "A Nipernaadi Play"
- Pastor, Salesman etc – Karu-Ojasoo-Kivirähk "Asjade seis" / "State of Affairs"
- Male Robot – Shaw "Back to Metuselah"
- Character – Chekhov-Pepeljajev "Three Sisters"
- Hans Lauter – Kaasik-Aaslav-Vahing "Teatriromanss" / "Theatre Romance"
- Karl Lund – Enn Vetemaa "Roosiaed" / "Rose Garden"