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Capital Festival, Washington DC

2009

FlagBoy Productions

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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Play/Drama

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written by Cornelius Jones Jr. and Matt Hoverman

With unbridled energy and a finely written script, Cornelius Jones unfurls his life experiences as a black gay man, growing up in a time and place that didnt always nurture his identity. The autobiographical Flagboy, is one mans expression of life and love, and in Jones very capable hands, the solo piece is a delightful affirmation of life and authenticity. The actor begins with his same-sex explorations as a child to full blown lust and love as a young adult, playing various characters along his journey  best friends, teachers, a sassy momma, a dim-witted brother, and even the occasional drag diva. Jones switches characters with remarkable ease, without losing the individuality expressed by each one, convincingly transforming a small blackbox stage into an intimate family living room, a marching band competition, a club, and even a graveyard. His story  that of an open gay, black artist who contracts HIV in his early 20s, is a familiar one (especially given Washingtons staggering and heartbreaking HIV statistic in the African-American community), yet the story is still largely untold in public forums. In some ways, the plot develops exactly as youd expect it to, yet the telling of it is so charming, committed, and powerful that the story feels like a beloved childhood fairytale that never gets tired in the retelling
- Philip Fletcher, dctheatrescene.com

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17 Apr 2010

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page

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One Act

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part of Emerging Identities: Bodies on the Line. Actor-writer-educator-advocate Cornelius Jones, Jr. will co-produce a new one-play festival in association with New York University's Gallatin School for Individualized Study. These works deal with identity through connecting personal experiences to political issues that affect people of color in the United States. Dealing with US/Mexico border culture and politics, black male fatherhood, and masculinity/sexuality in performance, these performances ask the question, what happens when you put your body on the line?

Memories of a Nature Boy by Cornelius Jones, Jr., explores the dynamics of black masculinity and identity through male-to-male intimacy, and ideas of fatherhood, brotherhood, sexuality, and HIV/AIDS. The piece is a conceptual narrative, an autobiographical tale of adventures, memories, dreams and visions, told through movement, text, spoken-word, music, and multimedia.
- nytheatre.com