OUR LADY Premieres 8/10 at New York International Fringe Festival

James Fluhr and Company will present the premiere of Our Lady at the 16th annual New York International Fringe Festival, a production of The Present Company. FringeNYC runs from August 10-26th and tickets are $15-18. For tickets, visit www.FringeNYC.org.

Sparked by a crucial encounter in the playwright's life, this powerful solo performance - a modern fairytale and theatrical fantasy - follows a suicidal teen as he is transformed by his choice of self-acceptance and life. Our Lady is not only a play, but a call to action. The story honors the LGBTQ youth that have turned to suicide as an answer to unjust societal pressures.

"I made up the Monster in this story from a monster in my real life. He was my Dad. He saw pictures of me online in a dress, and everything changed in one phone call,” said James Fluhr. “Now that I look back on it, I felt that a simple dress made someone not love me. I had no choice but to pick up the weapon used against me to fight for a way to love myself. I couldn't be happier with the reactions to the piece."

About Our Lady
Our Lady was born in May 2011 as a public thesis presentation at Boston University. After receiving positive feedback from peers and faculty, Our Lady was produced as a workshop in association with the Boston Center for American Performance and the Boston University New Play Initiative in October 2011. In January 2012, Our Lady was a part of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival where it was nationally recognized for Distinguished Performance of a Lead Actor and Distinguished Production of a New Play. Most recently, Our Lady was presented in April 2012 as part of the first Lougheed-Kofoed Festival for the Arts at the State University of New York, Potsdam.

About James Fluhr
James Fluhr is a writer, designer, actor and director. A graduate of Boston University (CFA'11), he has spent the last year writing and performing his original solo performance, Our Lady, for the Massachusetts and New York communities. His performance of Our Lady for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival was awarded Distinguished Performance of a Lead Actor and Distinguished Production of a New Play. His scenic design for Boston Center for American Performance' s production of The Road to Mecca won the IRNE award for best scenic design for a small company. He was also the first recipient of the Karen Carpenter Award for Excellence in Theatre Arts at Boston University. His training primarily lies in scenic design and physical performance.