Local Playwright Premiers New Work At New Jersey Fringe Festival

Turnersville playwright Joshua Kurtz’s new work, Almost All My Heart, was chosen to be performed at the first ever New Jersey Fringe Festival, held on August 5th, 6th and 7th. Kurtz, a 2010 graduate of Gloucester County Institute of Technology and an ongoing member of The Young Americans performance touring group, has been writing and producing original shows for the last six years.

While Kurtz’s previous work includes musical comedies and award-winning one-act plays, Almost All My Heart is a drama that deals with issues of abuse, self-worth and love.

“I want to leave viewers contemplating the complexities of relationships and reality,” Kurtz says. The show follows two women, Sam and Lilah, and the mysterious Eli. Eli believes his abusive relationships with women, including Sam’s lover Lilah, are what they truly desire.

Five performances of Almost All My Heart will be performed throughout the Fringe Festival at The mART in downtown Hammonton from August 5-7th. Performances include Friday, August 5th at 9pm; Saturday August 6th at 1pm and 7pm, and Sunday August 7th at 12 pm and 4 pm. Day or weekend passes to the Fringe Festival include admission to any of the 15 different shows taking place. For more information visit www.jerseyfringe.com or AftershockEntertainment.org.