HOLD

“In just 25 minutes, Ruben Carbajal’s Hold is able to make you laugh and think about your life.”
–Review Fix

“Filled with wit and humor”
–Pedestrian Theatre Blog

“Ruben Carbajal contributed this scathing dark comedy about a nameless man trying to get help through a suicide hotline.”
–Connect Savannah

A desperate man seeking aid from a mental health hotline is instead sent into a surreal automated phone system purgatory.
(2 Men, 1 Woman, 6 Either Sex: 9 Total or 2 Men, 1 Woman/Running Time: 25 Minutes)

Productions

OVO
HOLD premiered at Center Stage in New York City on January 15th 1999, produced by OVO,  directed by Ian Rosenberg.

CAST
MAN……………………………Will McCormack
LINDA/OPERATORS………Mary Wigmore
LAWYER/OPERATORS……Chris Talbott

Radio
HOLD was produced for radio by Shoestring Radio Theater and Stage Shadows Productions, where it was taped live at the Museum of Radio & Television, directed by Caroline Laskow.

Other Productions
The Queens Players Act 5 Festival  (2009) and a Red Shark Production for the Planet Connections Theatre Festival (2011), both directed by Kelly Johnston.

Awards
In 2010, HOLD was a winning entry in the Coastal Empire One-Act Festival.