Blood Fruit

Many of you may remember Majd from The Brit Bar here in Long Beach who has gone to a bigger adventure, he has written and is performing in a one-person show, Blood Fruit. The show has great reviews and was brought back by popular demand, it’s a show not to be missed!

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In association with Spoken World Festival, Blood Fruit, the one man play written and performed by Iraqi-born, American-raised Majd Murad, opens Saturday, November 5th at Lounge 2 Theatre along Hollywood’s Theatre Row.

This autobiographical tale, spanning Majd’s high school and college years, focuses on his coming out – first to his friends, but his ultimate decision to reveal to his family that he is a homosexual, especially his Catholic-Iraqi traditional parents, is the heart and soul of Blood Fruit. Murad fears that by revealing to them that he is gay, he risks being a victim of an honor killing. Instead, he becomes the victim of a man who infects him with HIV and now faces a new fear: would his parents do the unspeakable knowing he is HIV positive? He uses humor and pathos to tell his story, while playing the various characters that are central to his life. Majd says: ”I believe from our deepest vulnerabilities we can find our deepest strengths.” Blood Fruit is a part of that for him. LA Theatre Review says: “Majd Murad is a truly likable and empathetic soul, struggling to have life and love on his own terms…..he is here to educate and inspire by “airing out his dirty laundry,” good and bad.”

Blood Fruit

Blood Fruit has been work shopped throughout venues in LA, culminating in this past summer’s 2^nd Annual Hollywood Fringe Festival. Majd was a Fringe favorite, receiving ovations for his performances and taking the Best Of The Fest in the solo category.

Dramaturg, Eric Trules, is an integral part of Blood Fruit, as developer and editor. Trules is an Assoc. Professor of Practice at USC School of Theatre and a Fulbright Senior Specialist in American Studies (Theatre, 2008-13). Bethany Kraemer, director, earned her MFA in TV, Film and Theatre at CSU-LA and her BA in Theatre from UC-Riverside. Numerous plays she directed include world premieres of The Milkman and A Conversation with Alana: One Boy’s Multicultural Rite of Passage.

Majd grew up in Redlands, then graduated Cum Laude from UC-Riverside. It was on campus and off that he found his voice for acting, writing and directing. He was the recipient of several prestigious college awards and fellowships. In addition to acting and writing, he is also a mask maker and educator. When not perfecting his craft, Majd is a substitute teacher.

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Lounge 2 Theatre, 6201 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA. Dates and Times: In Dec., Sats., Dec. 3, 10 and 17 at 3PM Running Time: 75 mins. Tickets: $30 BUY HERE

Visit his website at http://majdmurad.com/bloodfruit/