111: Sarah Jones The Creative Process On Writing A One Woman Play
b"I lucked out into loving what I did enough that I was willing to deal with the scrappy moments.\\nToday I\\u2019m talking to Sarah Jones, an extremely talented actress. Sarah has been on Broadway in a one woman play with over 20 characters, for which she won a Tony award. She has also won an Obie Award and given three Ted Talks.\\n\\nI love that Sarah creates her characters from a place of love and learning - they aren\\u2019t superficial, she really knows their story. In face, she knows these characters so well that once she assumes one of them, she can riff in that character. She\\u2019s so talented.\\n\\nToday we\\u2019re covering the gamut of being a performing artist: how she got her start, what it was like in the beginning when she had to be scrappy, and what her creative process is like for both her performing and her writing. We also learn about the personal development side and some of her rituals and practices that she does on a daily basis.\\nMy job is to be generous with my gifts, not to hold them back because I\\u2019m worried that they\\u2019re not good enough or something is wrong with me.\\n\\nSome things we learn in this podcast:\\n\\n \\tHow Sarah got into theater [4:50]\\n \\tWhat character Sarah is taking to the Women\\u2019s March [8:20]\\n \\tWho influenced her life [9:50]\\n \\tHow Sarah got onto Broadway [11:35]\\n \\tWhat happened when Meryl Streep saw her perform [18:30]\\n \\tHow to make a living and still make work you believe in [20:40]\\n \\tThe role ego plays in success [28:00]\\n \\tThe delicate balance of humility and confidence [35:10]\\n \\tHow Sarah uses personal development [39:40]\\n \\tHow these characters come into creation [45:50]\\n \\tWhat happens when Sarah creates a character [48:50]\\n \\tWhat Sarah\\u2019s writing process is like [52:05]\\n \\tThe importance of remembering to connect with yourself [57:30]\\n \\tHow Sarah uses vision boards [1:00:15]\\n\\nLinks mentioned:\\n\\n \\tWatch Sarah's TED Talks: 8 Characters,\\xa011 Characters, 5 Characters\\n \\tWatch the short film Sarah made for the CFDA Awards\\n \\tMusic Credit: Good for Me - Val Fleury (Giorgio Moroder remix)\\n\\nConnect\\xa0with \\xa0Instagram\\xa0|\\xa0Twitter\\xa0|\\xa0Website"