(New York, NY) - As if dedicating July to the celebration of America's independence, the solo play, Flag Boy, set to play with a first show on July 14, at 6:30 p.m., for three shows, is also a celebration of the liberation and establishment of the French Republic on Bastille Day.

Directed by Josh Ian, Flag Boy will open at the Eagle Theater, located on 347 West 36th Street, ground floor, New York, NY. It is part of the Midtown International Art Festival. After the opening, a second show will be held on Sunday, July 27, at 12:45 p.m., and the third show on Friday, August 1 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $18.00.

The show is exactly one hour, without an intermission. Jones will also be doing a benefit performance on July 27 for the 3Lions Stage Theater Company, and a single performance on September 18, at 8 p.m. at the Christina Cultural Arts Center in Wilmington, Delaware.

"When I first started to think of the play, I had different titles. But after consulting with my closest friends and professional peers, Flag Boy emerged and stuck out. I considered other titles such as Faces, Boys Don't Kiss Boys, Behind Closed Doors, and Driven," says Jones.

Flag Boy is an autobiographical one man show that is honest and gutsy, says Jones. The show's history goes back to when he started writing poetry and mini-monologues in 2002. But the moment of greatest inspiration came in 2005 when he participated in a creative writing workshop with Martha Golden. After that workshop, he went into a three-month memoir writing workshop, out of which he had the title: Boys don't kiss boys, and out of which Flag Boy emerged. After participating in a solo-writing project in 2007, he had the first draft of Flag Boy.

"I want people to leave the show inspired and have received their money's worth. I want people to see, be touched, and be saved by the theater, like I was touched," says Jones.

Jones insists that he wants people to be transformed. He wants young Black men to realize they are not alone and not to be afraid if they find they are attracted to another man.

"But the artist in me demands that I stay true to who I am, to bring me both peace and success," he says.

Speaking about the play, Jones says, that it presents scenes from his life, from childhood to adolescence to teens to young adulthood.

"One of my friends is bringing her 12-year old son to see the show. Parents are invited to see the show, but not with their kids. They can come and see and go home to have some conversation with their young adult children," he says.

In this play, Jones says, he's not telling parents how to raise their children, but is offering suggestions that they may want to speak with them about their sexuality.