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An Evening with Sarah Jones

July 29, 2021 | 8:00 pm

Event Rescheduled
photo by Kenneth Goldberg

Festival Announcement: An Evening with Sarah Jones Rescheduled for October 7

Due to an unforeseen conflict with her filming schedule, Sarah Jones is rescheduling her July 29 performance with An Appalachian Summer Festival. Her new performance date will be Thursday, Oct. 7 as part of the Schaefer Center Presents series. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause her fans.

All purchased tickets for the July date will be honored in October. The box office will be in touch with all ticket holders between August 16-27 to confirm seating locations. At that time, you may have the opportunity to request a new seat depending upon the seating configuration and any restrictions still in place. If you are unable to attend the October performance and prefer to request a full refund now, please call the box office 828-262-4046.

At this time, sales for An Evening with Sarah Jones are suspended. Additional tickets sales for the Oct. 7 performance will resume on Sept. 9 when the Schaefer Center Presents series goes on sale. Tickets will be available at that time at TheSchaeferCenter.org.

For questions, please contact the Schaefer Center Box Office at 828-262-4046 or email TheSchaeferCenter@appstate.edu. Thank you.

AN EVENING WITH SARAH JONES

A Schaefer Popular Series Event

Series Sponsorship provided by Westglow Resort & Spa, made possible through the generosity of Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer. Performance Sponsorship provided by Boone Area Visitors Bureau, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers, SkyBest Communications, Inc., and Appalachian Home Care LLC

Called “a master of the genre” by The New York Times, Sarah Jones is a Tony® Award-winning performer, writer, comedian and activist known for her multi-character, one-person shows, including Broadway hit Bridge & Tunnel, originally produced by Oscar® winner Meryl Streep, and the critically-acclaimed show Sell/Buy/Date.

Renowned as “a one-woman global village,” Jones has given multiple main-stage TED Talks garnering millions of views, performed for President and First Lady Obama at the White House, and gave a historic performance at The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland as the first artist on its main stage normally reserved for heads of state.

LOCATIONS:
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts – Limited in-person seating available for live indoor performance. Due to social distancing requirements, seats are grouped primarily in groups of two to six. Please call the box office for special seating requests.
Livestream – a private link to access the event will be emailed to all registrants one hour prior to event. This event is a one-time stream, available only at the time of the scheduled event.

ESTIMATED SHOW LENGTH: 75 minutes; no intermission

FOR INFORMATION OR TO PURCHASE TICKETS: Contact theschaefercenter@appstate.edu, call 800-841-2787 or 828-262-4046, visit in person the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC, or purchase online.

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ACCOMMODATION STATEMENT: Appalachian is committed to providing an inclusive experience for individuals with disabilities. If accommodations are needed in order to fully participate on the basis of a disability contact the Office of Disability Resources (828.262.3056). It is recommended that accommodation requests be made two weeks prior to the event.

TICKETS:
In-person: $40 per person
Livestream:
$15 per household

SHOWTIMES:
Thursday, July 29, 2021 | 8pm (in-person); doors open at 7:30pm
Thursday, July 29, 2021 | 8pm ET (livestream)

Tickets for the Oct. 7 reschedule date will go on sale Sept. 9 as part of the Schaefer Center Presents series.
Tickets will be available at that time at TheSchaeferCenter.org.

ABOUT SARAH JONES


Called “a master of the genre” by The New York Times, Sarah Jones is a Tony® Award-winning performer, writer, comedian and activist known for her multi-character, one-person shows, including Broadway hit Bridge & Tunnel, originally produced by Oscar® winner Meryl Streep, and the critically-acclaimed show Sell/Buy/Date.

Renowned as “a one-woman global village,” Jones has given multiple main-stage TED Talks garnering millions of views, performed for President and First Lady Obama at the White House, and gave a historic performance at The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland as the first artist on its main stage normally reserved for heads of state.

Jones recently launched Foment Productions, a social justice-focused entertainment company aligned with her progressive, intersectional activism. A documentary inspired by Sell/Buy/Date will be its first production. Helmed by Jones in her directorial debut, Sell/Buy/Date explores one of the most critical issues at the intersection of race, feminism, power and economics in our current cultural climate: the sex industry. The doc, executive produced by Rashida Jones and Meryl Streep, is a candid, witty and political yet personal take on the topic, particularly in our new pandemic reality.

Additionally, Jones has appeared in film and TV projects ranging from Sesame Street to Broad City, from Marriage Story to The Incredible Jessica James. She has served as a writer/producer on Smilf and recently developed her own character-based show for CNN.

She will next be seen as a co-lead opposite Julie Delpy and Elisabeth Shue in Delpy’s upcoming Netflix dramedy series, On the Verge.

Learn more about Sarah’s ongoing projects at www.sarahjonesonline.com and follow her: @yesimsarahjones.

Sarah Jones photo by Tom Rauner
photo by Tom Rauner

REVIEWS


“A must-see.” —Los Angeles Times 

“Writer-performer Sarah Jones is amazing!” —Variety

“Hilarious!” —Vogue

“Powerful and insightful” —The Hollywood Reporter

“Absorbing and piercing, with unexpected humor and often biting and bright.” —The New York Times

“Sarah is a genius and an artist and a hero of mine.” —Seth Godin

“Stunningly Fresh” —Los Angeles Daily News

“Provocative, shrewd, and shockingly funny, Sell/Buy/Date is a tour de force” —TheaterMania

“Timely, wickedly funny” —Indulge

Sell/Buy/Date is “brimming with Jones’ masterful, multiple, multicultural characterizations” —Broadway World

SPONSORED BY

Westglow Resort and Spa
goodnight brothers logo
skybest communications logo
mast general store
Boone, NC logo
Appalachian Home Care Logo

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Date:
July 29, 2021
Time:
8:00 pm
Cost:
Event Rescheduled
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