AMERICA, WHO HURT YOU?

About the show

America, Who Hurt You? is a solo play written and performed by Tony Award winner Sarah Jones, directed by Obie Award winner Eric Ting. It is presented by National Black Theatre and Theatre for a New Audience, in association with Foment Productions and Jayson Jackson. The piece asks who gets to tell the story of America, with Jones embodying a wide range of characters spanning 250 years of the nation's history. Through a mix of comedy, storytelling, and character transformation, the work examines inherited myths, shared present-day realities, and the future being shaped together. Jones has been praised by Meryl Streep as an exceptional performer and by The New York Times as an expert of her craft. The production runs at Polonsky Shakespeare Center from September 10 through September 27, 2026.