"It's a long story filled with intrigue and interfaith guilt. But, you know, you know, my black relatives, my white relatives, the people who you meet in my shows are these amalgamated versions of people I really knew. And I had to learn to code switch, as we call it now, just to like get dinner."
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Poets from the United StatesWomen authors from the United StatesPlaywrights from the United StatesAfrican AmericansActresses from Baltimore
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On her upbringing and how that affected her dramatic works in “Playwright Sarah Jones Takes On The Sex Industry In 'Sell/Buy/Date'” in NPR (2018 Oct 13)
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