Written and performed by Cornelius Jones Jr., FLAGBOY: Finding His Way, A New Play About Living Life Out Loud,  will be presented as part of the Ninth Annual Midtown International Theater Festival at  Where Eagles Dare Theater, 347 West 36th Street on the Ground Floor.  Directed by Josh Ian, the 60-minute work will play Monday, July 14 at 6:30 p.m.; Sunday, July 27 at 12:45 p.m. and Friday, August 1 at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $18.00 and can be purchased online at www.ticketcentral.com, and by phone at  212-279-4200. For more information about the Ninth Annual Midtown International Theater Festival visit www.midtownfestival.org.

 

FLAGBOY is a funny and dark coming-of-age autobiographical story about Jones, a fiery and curious young African-American boy,  who explores what it means to be gay as he maneuvers through the urban worlds of Richmond, VA, Washington, DC,  and Philadelphia, PA. His life changes when he discovers that he is HIV positive -- a diagnosis he thinks will end all his hopes and dreams.  Raw, comic, heartbreaking, and breathlessly empowering, FLAGBOY is a true testimony of what it means to live life out loud.  “It {FLAGBOY] is a must see for folks who ever wondered why some people, in the face of overwhelming odds make it in the boldest way while others simply whither away silently.”—Troy Donte’ Prestwood, Washington, DC Freelance Journalist/Co-Founder of The District Chronicles.

 

Playwright/performer Cornelius Jones Jr.,  is currently on Broadway in THE LION KING. He joins forces once again with director Josh Ian with the ongoing development of FLAGBOY. The play successfully debuted this spring at Stage Left Studio as part of the Left Out Festival.  For more information about Cornelius Jones Jr. visit www.corneliusjonesjr.com.

 

For press inquiries and press tickets send an email to IamLifeJones@gmail.com. and include your name, contact information, and the desired performance date and time. Please write: FLAGBOY RSVP in the header.

 

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Flagboy: Finding His Way, A New Play About Living Life Out Loud. Written and Performed by Cornelius Jones, Jr. Directed by Josh Ian.  Part of the Ninth Annual Midtown International Theater Festival. Where Eagles Dare Theater, 347 West 36th Street on the Ground Floor. Monday, July 14 at 6:30 p.m.; Sunday, July 27 at 12:45 p.m. and Friday, August 1 at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $18.00 www.ticketcentral.com 

212-279-4200. For more information about the Ninth Annual Midtown International Theater Festival visit www.midtownfestival.org.