You have been subscribed to WBUR Today. 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. Ms. JONES: (As Rasheed) I know some of y'all ain't really into Hip Hop, you know what I saying. 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. TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript: In this hilariously lively performance, actress Sarah Jones channels an opinionated elderly Jewish woman, a fast-talking Dominican college student and more, giving TED2009 just a sample of her spectacular character range. Sarah Jones in Bridge & Tunnel. Bridge & Jones, written by and starring Sarah Jones, opened at the Helen Hayes Theatre (240 W. 44th St.) on January 26th. Privacy Policy & Terms of Use. 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. Alright. Ms. JONES: (As "Bridge & Tunnel" character) Another is to take care of children. 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. , alongside keynote speaker President Jimmy Carter at WKKFs 75, Anniversary Conference. Pamalot Entertainment, LLC. Please Note: If you wish to contact any of the writers, please change the (a) to an @.This was put into place to keep dopey spammers from harvesting e-mail addresses from the site. I just want to play a little bit more from one of your other characters in "Bridge and Tunnel.". Waller-Bridge mixes humour and tragedy with ease as she tells the story of a supremely flawed, unlikeable and yet endearing character. Characters include Mohammed, a charismatic Pakistani accountant; Mrs. Ling, the Chinese mother adjusting to her daughters alternative lifestyle and Nereida, a young Latina with a quick wit and an even faster tongue. Ms. JONES: Well, I definitely think the fact that I come from a multicultural background, my mother living life in a white skin and having white skin privilege from the time I was little, I was aware of that. 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. Let me ask you, you have been touted for so long about being able to go in and out of so many characters. Ms. JONES (playing character): There are basically fewer careers possibilities for people of Jamaican ancestry in this country. The performance obviously is the main reason youre going to the theater, but whats unique about this medium and hopefully the audience were attracting is the diversity. The first year of the new category, "Blast!," a musical revue involving a marching band, was the only nominee. The play centers around a small The winners of the 60th annual Tony Awards will be announced on June 11. She is perhaps best known to theater audiences for her multi-character, one-person show Bridge & Tunnel, which was originally produced by Oscar-winner Meryl Streep and became a critically acclaimed hit on Broadway.Jones is also known to many for her popular TEDtalks given This, you know, this was really my parents' dream of my becoming a doctor like they were. Sarah Jones won Tony and Obie awards for writing and performing her piece Bridge & Tunnel off and on Broadway. 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. At the center of the piece is Parker, the son of a groundbreaking philanthropist who is suddenly thrust into control of his familys foundation. In April, the Tony Awards administration committee said that "Bridge and Tunnel" would be considered for an award in the special theatrical event category. For the derogatory term, see, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bridge_and_Tunnel_(play)&oldid=1064964087, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 11 January 2022, at 03:20. CHIDEYA: It's good to talk to you. 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. 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. If you're interested in bringing one of these pieces or the characters to your upcoming event, please contact us via the Book Sarah tab above and we'll be in touch with logistics! "I can stop knocking on every piece of wood in my house now," Ms. Jones said in an interview. 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. All rights reserved. Following its first performance,Women Cant Wait! 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. Top $76,000-a-year New Jersey boarding school admits 'more should have been done' to stop bullying of boy, 17, who took his own life after being falsely accused of rape by cruel peers Written and performed by Sarah Jones. bridge Jones talked to NPR's Ed Gordon about the play, and some of her personal influences. Jason Brescia has written a solid script, with a keen ear for dialog. So I look for some combination of that when I finally hit the stage. 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. Sarah Jones I'm Farai Chideya, and this is NEWS AND NOTES. This is an excerpt of my poem entitled: No really please don't get up. And she's with us now. 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. Bridge and Tunnel (Play) Plot & Characters | StageAgent 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. Hear a conversation with Sarah Jones about her 14 roles in the Broadway play "Bridge and Tunnel.". But on a deeper level, part of me is you sums up Jones approach to her art Bridge and Tunne l is structured as an immigrant poetry reading taking place at the Bridge and Tunnel Caf. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. Meryl Streep, a mentor to Jones and a producer on her 2006 Broadway one-woman show Bridge & Tunnel, was among the women having conversations from exploring the Red Light District of Amsterdam, to going on a run with the Border Patrol in San Diego, to heading to Congress with a small town woman turned first-time politician. Sarah Jones gained wide acclaim after creating and portraying 14 characters in her off-Broadway hit, Bridge and Tunnel. Sarah Jones Since then, "'Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway," "Elaine Stritch at Liberty" and Billy Crystal's "700 Sundays" have won the award. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. Another is to take care of children. 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 I - all I can tell you is, you know, whether is this for his hair? Sarah Jones in 'Bridge and Tunnel' and Jefferson Mays in 'I Am My Own Wife.' Ms. SARAH JONES (Tony Award-Winner Actress): (As Rasheed) I know some of y'all ain't really into hip-hop, you know what I saying? Ms. JONES: Doing Bridge and Tunnel has now been the fulfillment of a three pronged dream for me. 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. 2 acts, 16 scenes, 13 men, 1 woman, 1 setting. All rights reserved. Ms. JONES: And a Tony winner himself. I mean, there's no question about, you know, my dedication, my commitment. But at least here I can express myself about it. (Soundbite from play, Bridge and Tunnel): Ms. JONES (playing character): Yeah, sure listen, there's no other place like it, you know. That is, one of the pimp characters referenced him as an example of how to be a mainstream pimp. 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. 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? NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Stay abreast of discount offers for great theater, on Broadway or in select cities. In 2005, Sarah premiered A Right to Care, which was commissioned by the W.K. premiered at the International Beijing +5 United Nations Conference on Womens Rights in June, 2000. Special Tony Award: Sarah Jones for Bridge & Tunnel 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. Congratulations on everything. Found inside Page 56Bridge and Tunnel [26 January 2006] one-person play by Sarah Jones [Helen Hayes Thea; 213p]. CHIDEYA: You can see Sarah Jones' one woman show Bridge and Tunnel on Broadway through July 9. You can try. I'm Farai Chideya, and this is NEWS AND NOTES. 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. 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. CHIDEYA: Can you give us any kind of a hint about what the frame is for your new work that you're developing? Sarah Jones gained wide acclaim after creating and portraying 14 characters in her off-Broadway hit, Bridge and Tunnel. See new additions below or pick your genre on the left. So tell me about this new piece you're working on. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. 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. Another is to take care of children.
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