"Waking the American Dream: An Evening with Sarah Jones"

Wednesday, October 6th, 2004, 7:30 p.m.
Drake Knapp Center, Drake University

The event is free and open to the public.

Lauded by the press as a “high-voltage performance artist” and “gifted chameleon,” Jones is currently at work on her fourth play as well as a television project for Bravo.

Her three solo shows, "Surface Transit," "Women Can't Wait" and "Waking the American Dream" have garnered numerous honors, including a Helen Hayes Award, HBO's Aspen Comedy Arts Festival's Best One Person Show Award and a Drama Desk Award nomination. Her shows have enjoyed sold-out runs at The Kennedy Center, Berkeley Repertory Theater and the American Place Theatre, among others, and have been presented for such audiences as the United Nations, the Supreme Court of Nepal and members of the U.S. Congress.

Her latest one-woman show, “Bridge & Tunnel,” is a revised version of “Waking the American Dream.” Produced by Jones' fan Meryl Streep, "Bridge & Tunnel" enjoyed critical acclaim and is scheduled to open on Broadway next year.

Jones' commitment to activism through art has earned her grants from the Ford Foundation, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and others. She recently made history by suing the Federal Communications Commission for its ban of her celebrated poem/song “Your Revolution,” and eventually forced reversal of the censorship.

The Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series is made possible by a gift from Melva and the late Martin Bucksbaum, former chairman and president of General Growth Corp. and longtime member of Drake's governing board.

For more information about the Bucksbaum Lecture Series, call Susan Breakenridge at (515) 271-3994 or send an e-mail message to susan.breakenridge@drake.edu.