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The play comprises a series of monologues, in which each character takes the stage during a poetry reading and ends up talking about his or her life.[1]. Boris Johnson's dream of building a bridge or tunnel between Northern Ireland and Scotland is dead in the water after a review concluded the project would be too expensive and difficult. 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. In this collectible volume, go behind the scenes with production design, photographs and stills from the set -plus interviews with the cast and crew. WebKnown for her multi-character, one-person Broadway hit Bridge & TunnelSarah Jones joins to talk about identity, community, social justice, and her relationship with her characters. The Tony Award-winning So in a way it's the best kind of forced discipline to know that if you don't rise to the occasion, there will be no show. on Violence Against Children. I'm looking forward to going to Kenya soon, Afghanistan, various other places that I'll be so fortunate to get to travel and hear the perspectives of people who we may not see on our evening news or, you know, who we may never encounter here. 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Synopsis: Sarah Jones portrays over a dozen characters including a Pakistani accountant, a Chinese mother and a young Latina at a local community poetry slam.The characters in the work explore issues of assimilation in modern urban America, putting the New York Her critically acclaimed one-woman show "Bridge & Tunnel," produced by Meryl Streep, opened off 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. In this capacity, Sarah is currently traveling and performing a piece developed specifically for UNICEF which is based on the recent Secretary Generals report on violence against children. Bridge and Tunne l is structured as an immigrant poetry reading taking place at the Bridge and Tunnel Caf. The characters include Mohammad Ali, the Pakistani emcee who loves bad puns and frets about an interview with the department of Homeland Security, the elderly Lorraine Levine, who remembers when suburban communities had signs proclaiming "NO Jews," the Chinese Mrs. Ling struggling to accept that her daughter's a lesbian, and the jittery hip hop poet, Rashid. The daughter of two physicians, Sarah approaches the issues in the piece from the standpoint that health care and public health are not only matters of equal access to high quality services for all, but of broader racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities. 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. You know, there's an MC in the show named Rasheed. Accuracy and availability may vary. Back in 2014, it felt like I was the only one talking about this. The play centers around a small spoken-word gathering, and the fourteen unusual characters that Jones brings to life. GORDON: Give us a sense of some the characters, and more importantly why you choose these characters? The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. Directed by Tony Taccone. Jones talked to NPR's Ed Gordon about the play, and some of her personal influences. I felt that the times had caught up with the piece. And I feel like the work that I bring to Lincoln Center is going to borrow elements from all of it - all of my travels. Bridge & Tunnel is a one-woman Broadway show, in which all of the roles are performed by stage actress Sarah Jones.Jones explores the diverse immigrant makeup of the New York City boroughs outside Manhattan by playing a variety of different characters, each of a different race. Based on a piece commissioned by the National Immigration Forumand the Ford Foundation,Bridge & Tunnelexamines the lives of a diverse group of immigrants from various backgrounds framed by one event: an annual poetry reading. WebBridge & Tunnel Based on a piece commissioned by the National Immigration Forum and the Ford Foundation, Bridge & Tunnel examines the lives of a diverse group of Thank you! The play centers around a small Ms. JONES: Well, it's interesting, you know. Thats the response I get. Foment Productions is also developing a documentary series with Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment. And I actually think that in some interesting ways, my parents, both being doctors when I was growing up must have influenced me because the Kellogg Foundation supported a piece that I'm touring with - yeah, in certain places. Sarah returned to her United Nations School roots by becoming the first ever Goodwill Ambassador for. WebBridge and Tunnel Written and Performed by Sarah Jones Directed by Tony Taccone Conceived by Sarah Jones and Steve Colman Lighting Design: Alexander V. Nichols Sound Design: Chris Meade and DJ Rekha Scenic Painting: Blake Lethem Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes, no intermission Ms. SARAH JONES (Actress, Poet): Everybody who's ever influenced me from a Richard Prior to a Whoopie Goldberg to, you know, any of the voices that have resonated with me as a performer since I was a kid. Found inside Page 56Bridge and Tunnel [26 January 2006] one-person play by Sarah Jones [Helen Hayes Thea; 213p]. Building on the success of her previous show Surface Transit, ten characters travel the roads of assimilation to tell the story of American change in an ever-changing America. Jones explores the diverse immigrant makeup of the New York City boroughs outside Manhattan by playing a variety of different characters, each of a different race. And then the second way is cause, you know what I'm saying, I'm going say, you know what I'm saying--you know what I'm saying a few more times before I finish this sentence right here, you know what I'm saying. GORDON: Give us a sense of some the characters, and more importantly why you choose these characters? I remember being influenced by great artists when I was a kid--not to call myself a great artist--but people who I thought were great enough that they really made a difference. TAGS. WebSarah Jones is a Tony and Obie Award-winning playwright and performer. So tell me about this new piece you're working on. 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. In all, 14 vivid characters. Anyone can read what you share. And then the second way is cause, you know what I'm saying, I'm going say, you know what I'm saying--you know what I'm saying a few more times before I finish this sentence right here, you know what I'm saying. WHEN: Following its first performance,Women Cant Wait! The Lincoln Center Theater commissioned Sarah to write a new piece for the stage and she's also working with the United Nations. But I sometimes feel like I hold the trump card because if we have a really bad argument later if he wants to be romantic, I can always turn around and say, hey, how would you like to be romantic with me? It is the domicile of the Koopa villain Bowser and the base of operations for his army. Privacy Policy & Terms of Use. Yeah. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. The piece exposed laws which discriminate against women around the world. Sarah returned to her United Nations School roots by becoming the first ever Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEFon Violence Against Children. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Let me ask you, you have been touted for so long about being able to go in and out of so many characters. With the goal of addressing issues of ethnic, racial, and economic disparities in health care, Sarah and Kellogg partnered to create an informative show which highlights the multicultural and class dimensions of our national health care crisis. projecting his philosophic-differences into the philanthropy's strategy. Let me ask you, you have been touted for so long about being able to go in and out of so many characters. search. The Tony Sarah wove the stories of a multicultural cast of characters into a cleverly connected narrative filled with unexpected twists that explored community, prejudice, violence, art and activism in late 20th century New York. Sarah Jones, Obie-award winning playwright, actor and poet. Sarah, thank you so much. You know coming from Pakistan, we are really attuned to the need for news and entertainment, that is giving credit to the intelligence of the listeners. Stay abreast of discount offers for great theater, on Broadway or in select cities. 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. (Soundbite from play, Bridge and Tunnel): Ms. JONES (playing character): Yeah, sure listen, there's no other place like it, you know. (Soundbite of Broadway show, "Bridge & Tunnel"). CHIDEYA: It's good to talk to you. Broadway is the new home for award winning poet and actress Sarah Jones, and her one-woman play, Bridge and Tunnel. There were no eligible special theatrical events in the 2003-4 season, and, as was the case this season, no award was given. Another is to take care of children. There was a prostitution story of sexual exploitation or abuse story behind almost every girl I talked to. Sarah first developed some of her most popular characters in Surface Transit: Ms. Lady, an older, black woman who is homeless; Lorraine Levine, an elderly Jewish grandmother; Rashid, a young black male aspiring rapper who is addicted to rhyming and in a recovery program for it; and Keisha Ray, a young independent black woman who is frustrated by the misogyny in music. What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series 2016 ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In Surface Transit, Keisha Ray performs Sarahs celebrated poem Your Revolution, which was banned by the FCC for indecency; a ban that was later overturned after Sarah became the first artist in history to sue the FCC for censorship. The show is based on lead actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge's one-woman show, also entitled Fleabag, and received widespread acclaim, snagging six Tony Award-winning playwright and performer Sarah Jones slips in and out of characters in her solo performances as many as 14 in her Broadway hit Bridge & Tunnel. Hear a conversation with Sarah Jones about her 14 roles in the Broadway play "Bridge and Tunnel.". WHAT: Opening night of the Sarah Jones solo show Bridge and Tunnel WHERE: Bows at the Helen Hayes Theatre, Opening Night Party at the U.N. In particular, the book highlights the power of drama as a therapeutic medium because of its foundations in metaphor, power which can be harnessed through the use of techniques such as role play, enactment, story-telling and the use of Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Netflix). Known for her multi-character, one-person Broadway hit Bridge & TunnelSarah Jones joins to talk about identity, community, social justice, and her relationship with her characters. Bridge & Tunnel Sarah Jones performs the work in pre-Broadway workshops through Feb. 20 at Berkeley Reps Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St., Berkeley. Godzilla (1998) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The Matrix: Script Larry and Andy Wachowski. There's no time to questioned. 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 . In this new show, Joness fresh ingredients are added to the modern urban American melting pot. Because Chita Rivera's autobiographical show, "Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life," was designated a musical, the only competition this season for "Bridge and Tunnel" in the special theatrical event category would have been "The Blonde in the Thunderbird," the critically dismissed one-woman show by Suzanne Somers, which lasted for 10 previews and 9 performances in July. I mean, you play 14 characters. Sarah Jones in 'Bridge and Tunnel' and Jefferson Mays in 'I Am My Own Wife.' When you sit down to talk with Tony Award winner Sarah Jones, you never know quite what to expect. So it's very character-driven. 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. And as I was writing, I felt, oh, my goodness. 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. Yeah. Women Cant Wait! I'm Farai Chideya, and this is NEWS AND NOTES. So I'm going let him jump in. This, you know, this was really my parents' dream of my becoming a doctor like they were. The daughter of two physicians, Sarah approaches the issues in the piece from the standpoint that health care and public health are not only matters of equal access to high quality services for all, but of broader racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities. 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. So to be kind of a new twist on the work I was able to do on Broadway with "Bridge & Tunnel," for example, those were my neighbors from Queens and Brooklyn and, you know, all around. This is going to be the first time I delved a little bit into some personal space, and it's very, very daunting, but also, as you can imagine, it's in some ways it's a new territory for me. But, you know, of course as senior I think things could be better. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. With the deft strokes of a consummate quick-sketch artist, Jones conjures a wheelchair-bound Mexican immigrant worker, a Chinese-American mother, a Jamaican Friday 05/26/2006. Ms. JONES (playing character): There are basically fewer careers possibilities for people of Jamaican ancestry in this country. WebA one-woman show featuring fourteen characters who travel the roads of assimilation and tell their story of an ever-changing America. GORDON: Let me ask you this, Sarah who is the hardest character for you? I have experienced a kind of confusion around, OK, the casting couch is gone, now where do I sit? And Im glad its gone, but we need to move some new furniture in here. New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. Not really. for organizations including universities, schools of public health, philanthropic foundations, grass roots community groups, and conferences around the United States. Ms. JONES: Well one of the wonderful things about all of these works, whether it's working with UNICEF on violence against children and the piece that I'm performing in that capacity or the Kellogg piece I just mentioned, or, you know, any of the other work, they all sort of feed the kind of germinating seeds in my process. Who knows? So I just want to compliment you there. 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. The play premiered Off-Broadway at the 45 Bleecker Street Theater on February 19, 2004 and closed on August 15, 2004. That is, one of the pimp characters referenced him as an example of how to be a mainstream pimp. The ho Bridge and Tunnel: a Trip Through American Identity in Eight Voices by Sarah Jones | Goodreads I mean, there's no question about, you know, my dedication, my commitment. hbbd``b` T@H{1$X= H0 . Surface Transitenjoyed sold-out runs at venues including the Nuyorican Poets Caf in NewYork City where it was developed with director Gloria Feliciano; The American Place Theater where it was presented by Wynn Handman; Performance Space 122; The Kennedy Centers AFI Theater; the Berkeley Repertory Theater; and The Market Theatre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Jones performs a series of monologues, taking on the persona of the evening's host as well as all of the guest performers. Waller-Bridge mixes humour and tragedy with ease as she tells the story of a supremely flawed, unlikeable and yet endearing character. The experiences of the women and girls from Japan, India, Uruguay, Israel, Jordan, France, Kenya and the United States depicted in the piece were based on numerous real life events and interviews. Ms. JONES: Well, I think one person who would be very upset if he didn't get meet Ed Gordon on air is Mohammed Ali. 59 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<1F8E523D46E1476F923D99784553560A><5BAE0D821DC59D4083B0CE662C0CD7DE>]/Index[26 58]/Info 25 0 R/Length 134/Prev 301624/Root 27 0 R/Size 84/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream But then there's also knowing that every night I get to get on stage and portray people who aren't the typical heroes or focal points of theatre or really any other media in our culture in general. Bridge & Tunnelis Sarahs Tony Award-winning solo show, which was originally produced off-Broadway by Oscar-winner Meryl Streep and enjoyed sold-out runs both on Broadway in 2006 and Off-Broadway in 2004. 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. One is to become secretary of state. Ms. JONES: (As "Bridge & Tunnel" character) Another is to take care of children. | Listen To Best of Design Matters: Sarah Jones Podcast on Skill Piper in March 2023 Ms. JONES (As Mohammad Ali): My name is Mohammed Ali. You know, you couldn't really say that their work didn't have some element of political commentary in it. Support WUSF now by giving monthly, or make a one-time donation online. Ms. JONES: Doing Bridge and Tunnel has now been the fulfillment of a three pronged dream for me. and nationalities as life stories are shared and dreams are dared. And she's with us now. You know, we've hopefully all seen the Michael Moore film "Sicko," which really I think, you know, shone such an important light on, you know, where we are as a country. Ms. JONES (playing character): There are basically fewer careers possibilities for people of Jamaican ancestry in this country. Among other decisions made at the meeting, Bob Martin, who is onstage as the narrator for the entirety of the musical "The Drowsy Chaperone" but who sings only a few bars, is eligible for nomination in the category of lead actor in a musical. DISCIPLINE. The show plans to re-open on Broadway in March 2005! At New York City Center and Broadways St. James Theatre, she served as ALD again with Binkley on You may opt-out by. How much is the fact that you're biracial, the fact that you lived in a number of places, New York, Baltimore, and Washington, all of those areas are vastly different from one another, yet the same in some respects, how much has this helped you create all of these characters? Sell/Buy/Date, which has been commissioned by the NoVo Foundation, was its first production. New York, NY, SM for Poor Yella Rednecks Writer / Performer / Playwright / Sarah Jones / Theatre. After a pile of excellent reviews, a moneymaking seven-month run and the honor of an Obie Award, Jones is now bringing Bridge & Tunnel uptown. She's had plenty going on of late. GORDON: Let me ask you this, Sarah who is the hardest character for you? Told through slice of life vignettes, Bridge and Tunnel unfolds at an easy and enjoyable pace. WUSF 89.7 depends on donors for the funding it takes to provide you the most trusted source of news and information here in town, across our state, and around the world. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. Ed Gordon talks with poet and actress Sarah Jones about her one-woman Broadway play, Bridge and Tunnel, in which she plays 14 different characters. Jason Brescia has written a solid script, with a keen ear for dialog. Copyright 2006 NPR. Jones has received the Helen Hayes Award, two Drama Desk nominations, and HBO's Aspen Comedy Arts Festival's Best One Person Show Award. And so I would never want to be disappointed by them, and I want to make sure I never disappoint audience. Among the projects I'm working on are some topics and some of the areas where I'm sort of doing more exploration than ever include health in, you know, in sort of a public health sense and in a more direct sense. JoBlo.com features daily movie & TV news updates, all the latest movie reviews, movie trailers, release dates, posters and much more! Distractible Podcast Supernatural, Sara Krulwich/The New York Times. The play centers around a small spoken-word gathering, and the fourteen unusual characters that Jones brings to life. And shes about to launch her own podcast, Play Date with Sarah Jones, with Public Radio International. Since then, "'Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway," "Elaine Stritch at Liberty" and Billy Crystal's "700 Sundays" have won the award. (Photo Paul Kolnik) Any doubts that I may have had about Sarah Jones's ability to play a Broadway theater were quickly The play comprises a series of monologues, in which each character takes the stage during a poetry reading There is no room for any sort of doubt. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Dramatizes the onset of the AIDS epidemic in New York City, the agonizing fight to get political and social recognition of it's problems, and the toll exacted on private lives. Sarah Jones gained wide acclaim after creating and portraying 14 characters in her off-Broadway hit, Bridge and Tunnel. Her Id say he overshot the theater world quite a bit and unfortunately now hes writ large all over our history as a country. Written and performed by Sarah Jones. I Did My Job: Jennifer Hudson, Kristen Stewart, Tessa Thompson and the THR Actress Roundtable, The 40(ish) Most Influential People in Comedy 2021, The Definitive Voice of Entertainment News, Shopping: Both of Apples AirPods 3 and Pro Earbuds Are on Sale for Under $160 Their Lowest Price Ever, The Best Black Friday Luggage Sales for Upgrading Your Holiday Travel Gear, The Best Tablets Are On Sale for Black Friday These Are the Top Deals. But because of lack of competition, the committee voted yesterday to eliminate the category this year. This is pretty much as I can fulfill my multiple goals at one time on stage. I am Pakistani background. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. The special theatrical event category was created in 2001, for "a live theatrical production that is not a play or a musical," a year after "Contact," a dance-oriented show, won the award for best musical even though it did not use a live orchestra or have an original score or a substantial book. GORDON: All right, Sarah Jones, thank you so very much. Broadway is the new home for award winning poet and actress Sarah Jones, and her one-woman play, Bridge and Tunnel. CHIDEYA: Sarah Jones, Tony Award winner, spoke with us from NPR studios in New York. "I can stop knocking on every piece of wood in my house now," Ms. Jones said in an interview. Ms. JONES: And a Tony winner himself. Pamalot Entertainment, LLC. You've got the U.N., Congress, all these different venues. 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. This week on Oh Boy, Jay sits down with Tony and Obie-award-winning playwright and performer Sarah Jones. This is an excerpt of my poem entitled: No really please don't get up. Accuracy and availability may vary. All of them are vying for attention. He co-wrote and starred in the Tony Award-winning Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam on Broadway and co-conceived and assistant directed Sarah Joness Tony Award-winning Broadway hit Bridge and Tunnel, which was originally produced by Meryl Streep. The play centers around a small Sarachan: Is there any chance Bridge and Tunnel might return to NYC anytime soon? GORDON: Bridge and Tunnel has really met with so much praise. Were you at all surprised at how it was embraced? 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. I just want to play a little bit more from one of your other characters in "Bridge and Tunnel.". Ms. JONES: Well, I think one person who would be very upset if he didn't get meet Ed Gordon on air is Mohammed Ali. GORDON: All right, Sarah Jones, thank you so very much. Brimming with Jones masterful, multicultural characterizations,Sell/Buy/Datepresents an honest, moving and even humorous look at a complex and fascinating subject, all while preserving the full humanity of voices seldom heard in the theater. 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. With the goal of addressing issues of ethnic, racial, and economic disparities in health care, Sarah and Kellogg partnered to create an informative show which highlights the multicultural and class dimensions of our national health care crisis. One is to become secretary of state. 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. Surface Transitwon a Helen Hayes Award and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more.
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