There may be disorder in the world, but there is definitely method to Sarah Jones’s hilariously spot on impersonations of people who are the victims, and some perpetrators, of the chaos. Able to very convincingly portray different ethnicities and cultural “stereotypes,” Ms. Jones leads her audience into explorations of inequality and injustice so skillfully that one is thoroughly entertained while being intellectually challenged. She calls the characters she creates “inventions” because what she is doing is looking at how people invent their selves and the things that go into the development of our identities. She loosly bases her characters on real people in her life, and has an uncanny ability to inhabit a wide variety personalities and, through their voices, say a lot more than just the words they utter. Context is all.
Sarah Jones – UCSB Arts & Lectures 1/24/17 Campbell Hall
Sarah Jones as “Mrs. Levine” – UCSB Arts & Lectures 1/24/17 Campbell Hall
Sarah Jones – UCSB Arts & Lectures 1/24/17 Campbell Hall
Sarah Jones: “Bella” takes a selfie – UCSB Arts & Lectures 1/24/17 Campbell Hall
