‘If we’re unhealthy, it is a reflection of an unhealthy democracy’: Sarah Jones puts America on the therapy couch
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TL;DR
- Sarah Jones's one-woman play "America, Who Hurt You?" is an adaptation of her 2024 podcast.
- The play features Jones portraying 19 different characters inspired by her multiracial lineage.
- It aims to examine the social and psychological state of the United States.
- The production is an interactive experience encouraging audience participation.
- Jones believes that individual and collective "repair" are personal and political necessities for a healthy democracy.
- The play is being performed at Polonsky Shakespeare Center until October 4 and will show at New York's Under The Radar Festival in January 2027.