America, Who Hurt You?
Written & Performed by Sarah Jones
Directed by Eric Ting
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
September 11, 2026 - September 27, 2026
In a nation divided by competing narratives, who gets to tell the story of America?
Tony Award winner Sarah Jones returns to the New York stage with a virtuosic new solo show directed by OBIE winner Eric Ting that is hilarious, provocative, and deeply human.
Called “a once-in-a-lifetime artist” by Meryl Streep and “a master of the genre” by The New York Times, Jones embodies a remarkable cast of characters spanning 250 years of America’s history. Through her singular blend of comedy, storytelling, and transformation, she invites us to reckon with the myths we inherit, the realities we share, and the future we are creating together. Limited Engagement!
Location:
Polonsky Shakespeare Center
262 Ashland Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11217
National Black Theatre and Theatre for a New Audience in Association with Foment Productions & Jayson Jackson
Sarah Jones
Playwright, Actor, Producer
Sarah Jones is a Tony and Obie Award–winning writer and performer returning to the stage with America, Who Hurt You? Hailed by The New York Times as “a master of the genre,” Jones is renowned for her chameleon-like solo performances, blending humor and empathy to channel a wide range of authentic voices. A four-time TED mainstage speaker, Jones is the founder of Foment Productions, an entertainment company focused on cultivating a culture of belonging. She first rose to national prominence with her Broadway hit Bridge & Tunnel (which was originally produced off-Broadway by Meryl Streep) and later created the award-winning play and film Sell/Buy/Date. Her screen work also includes co-starring in Netflix’s On the Verge.
Her latest project, America, Who Hurt You? started as an acclaimed podcast (featuring guests like Jane Fonda, Bryan Stevenson and Laverne Cox) and is now a play commissioned by Oxford University for a historic premiere at their first-ever performing arts center, produced by Foment Productions and The National Black Theatre. America, Who Hurt You? Will be touring the US in connection with its 250th Anniversary and beyond.
Eric Ting
Director
Eric Ting is a two-time Obie Award-winning director whose work spanning theater, opera and dance has been seen across the US and around the world. Theater credits include the world premieres of Anne Gridley’s WATCH ME WALK (Soho Rep); Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ THE COMEUPPANCE (Signature Theater); The 1491s’ BETWEEN TWO KNEES (PAC NYC; Oregon Shakespeare Festival); Lloyd Suh’s THE FAR COUNTRY (Atlantic Theater Co); Toshi and Bernice Johnson Reagon’s PARABLE OF THE SOWER: THE OPERA (NYU Abu Dhabi, Lincoln Center); Alina Troyano and Jacobs-Jenkins’ GIVE ME CARMELITA TROPICANA and Jackie Sibblies Drury’s WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT A PRESENTATION… (Soho Rep); Nora Chipaumire’s MIRIAM (BAM Next Wave); and Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s THE WORLD OF EXTREME HAPPINESS (Manhattan Theater Club; Goodman). Ting is one of three Directors of Soho Repertory Theater in New York City, and a proud member of SDC.
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