Bogard's Hugging the Shoulder Plays FringeNYC in Aug.

Jerrod Bogard's Hugging the Shoulder will run as part of the 10th annual New York International Fringe Festival.  It will play five performances from August 12th through August 26th at the Henry Street Settlement (466 Grand St., at Pitt St.).
 

According to press notes, the play "is an intense, 90-minute play centering on a young man who kidnaps his older brother and takes him on a grueling road trip to conquer his heroin addiction. Mile after mile their relationship is stretched to the limit as the two brothers' repressed memories and hidden motivations are mercilessly exposed. Hugging the Shoulder is a play about the tragedy of missed opportunities. It explores the relationship between addiction and love, and it is a plea for us to do what sometimes is the hardest thing of all: to forgive ourselves." The show will be produced by Michael C. Freeland and Kenny Wade Marshall.

"A Brooklyn-based playwright, director Jerrod Bogard penned Hugging the Shoulder to exorcize the demons from his own life. Before settling in Brooklyn, he directed and performed productions for children and adults all around the U.S. and Europe, including his first short film, Gatorman (writer/director) that recently won Best Mini-Picture at the Bare Bones International Film Festival."

The show plays August 12th at 5:30 PM, August 13th at 10 PM, August 16th at 9:15 PM, August 20th at 1:45 PM and August 26th at 9:30 PM.  All tickets are $15.  For tickets, visit www.fringenyc.com or call 212-279-4488 (in NY) or 888-Fringe-NYC (outside NY).  For more information, visit www.huggingtheshoulder.com.