Ep. 51 of The Road Home Podcast: Energetic Shapeshifting with Sarah Jones
Performer Sarah Jones joins Ethan to discuss how her empowered multicultural cross-section of meditation, comedy, & social justice creates such entertainingly potent political activism.
Sarah is a Tony® Award-winning performer, writer, comedian and activist. Called “a master of the genre” by The New York Times, Sarah is known for her multi-character, one-person shows, including Broadway hit Bridge & Tunnel, and the critically-acclaimed show Sell/Buy/Date. She has given multiple main-stage TED Talks garnering millions of views and performed for President and First Lady Obama at the White House. Sarah recently launched Foment Productions, a social justice-focused entertainment company aligned with her progressive, intersectional activism. She has appeared in film and TV projects ranging from Sesame Street to Marriage Story, and she will next be seen in an upcoming Netflix dramedy series, On the Verge. Learn more about Sarah’s work at sarahjonesonline.com.
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One Woman Show: Meditation & Creativity
Exploring her unique cross-section of meditation and creative performance, Sarah explains that when she was little she would go into a place in her mind where she could become different characters. Focusing in on a voice allowed her to travel to–and concentrate on–a place of refuge. Growing up in a diverse multicultural background, characters were pouring into Sarah and taking residence within her. This skill, she would use not only for meditation, but also for her work as performer, comedian, and activist.
“Whoever was in my family or in my house was pouring into me, and unbeknownst to me, they were taking up residence, and they were this refuge. Now I have a cushion, but then I had this place I could go. I don’t want to call it an escape. It was a portal onto another place that felt more restful than my life.” – Sarah Jones