Sarachan: Is there any chance Bridge and Tunnel might return to NYC anytime soon? The play comprises a series of monologues, in which each character takes the stage during a poetry reading So I think there is something so compelling about the truth that whether you're a lawyer or judge or an actor, when you get at that truth it connects with people on a particular level that I think makes your art more viable. I remember watching another brilliant, powerfully executed piece of theater, which I wont name, that tackled sex trafficking. So it's very character-driven. WebMeryl Streep during Sarah Jones' "Bridge and Tunnel" Broadway Opening Night - Arrivals at Helen Hayes Theatre in New York City, New York, United States. I was aware of what it meant to have relatives from various backgrounds from early on, so I think that definitely you know sort of trained my ear whether I was aware of it or not. It was commissioned by the human rights group Equality Nowand the Ford Foundation, which provided a grant to fund Sarahs research, writing, and performance of the piece. There was a prostitution story of sexual exploitation or abuse story behind almost every girl I talked to. There's no time to questioned. CHIDEYA: Sarah Jones, Tony Award winner, spoke with us from NPR studios in New York. 1999-2023 TheaterMania.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ms. JONES: (As "Bridge & Tunnel" character) But you see, either way is the same thing because you have to run behind the over-privileged baby who can barely form sentences. GORDON: You see this, I imagine, because I read you wanted to be a lawyer growing up as a way of perhaps putting spotlight on social ills. Her critically acclaimed one-woman show "Bridge & Tunnel," produced by Meryl Streep, opened off-Broadway in 2004 and moved to Broadway last month and has just been extended through July 9. Found inside Page viiJanuary 26 , 2006 Sarah Jones embodies a crowd of immigrant comedians at a fictional open - mike night in Queens in her one - woman show , Bridge and Tunnel . One is to become secretary of state. GORDON: Sarah, this is such a daunting task. WebA one-woman show featuring fourteen characters who travel the roads of assimilation and tell their story of an ever-changing America. We know that we if we want to have images of black folks, usually we have to go to either a black outlet or we have to-- you know, they're not considered mainstream still. "I can stop knocking on every piece of wood in my house now," Ms. Jones said in an interview. Foment Productions is also developing a documentary series with Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment. Surface Transitwas Sarahs first off-Broadway solo show, which drew upon the diverse group of people in her family and neighborhood growing up in Queens, and was loosely framed by her Q46 bus commute to school. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Broadway is the new home for award winning poet and actress Sarah Jones, and her one-woman play, Bridge and Tunnel. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. I am Pakistani background. "&F G20 Sarah premiered this original piece in 2007 as UNICEFs representative before members of Parliament from more than 100 countries gathered in Bali, Indonesia, and will continue to travel internationally, performing the piece to highlight these issues worldwide. He co-wrote and co-starred in the Tony Award-winning Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam on "First published by Object Relations in 2016 on the occasion of the exhibitions "Rosemary Mayer: Conceptual Works and Early Fabric Sculptures, 1969-1973," at SOUTHFIRST Gallery, Brooklyn, NY"--Title page verso. Ms. JONES: I think it's just evitable that if you are talking about your truth as an artist, as a journalist, you know, you're going to touch on issues that are political in some way or are about social justice. All rights reserved. Ms. JONES: You know, I don't think there is anyone that's hard emotionally, but vocally I can have a really rough time with some of the male characters, getting into the really low registers. WebMost recently, Jones launched Foment Productions, a social justice-focused entertainment company. Following its first performance,Women Cant Wait! Ms. JONES: (As Rasheed) I know some of y'all ain't really into Hip Hop, you know what I saying. I mean, you play 14 characters. Were willing to look at Europe or Eastern Asia but not when it comes to looking at the women and girls who are being impacted literally on the same subway platform. Sarah portrayed eight women from eight different countries, including the United States, and their struggle to turn the personal devastation caused by discriminatory laws into a force for positive change. Thank you! GORDON: Give us a sense of some the characters, and more importantly why you choose these characters? But you see, either way it's the same thing, because you have to run behind the over-privileged baby who can barely form sentences. The Bridge Australia is a reality series in which 12 strangers are tasked with building a 330-metre bridge across a lake, using only their bare hands and basic tools, over 17 days to win $250,00. Sarah Jones in Bridge & Tunnel. Were you at all surprised at how it was embraced? You know, you couldn't really say that their work didn't have some element of political commentary in it. Ms. JONES: Well, I'm really excited about the new piece and one of the most exciting things is kind of feeling it come together in my mind.
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