hand foot hand

by L M Feldman

Airo and Bo are partners both in romance and in their duo circus act, so when they break up, moving on is not just a matter of listening to sad songs (while navigating a shared Spotify account), but also learning to use their bodies in a completely different way... something their friend Jamie, who's just had shoulder surgery, is facing too. The challenge? Their bodies are middle-aged and not keen on learning...

Airo and Bo are partners both in romance and in their duo circus act, so when they break up, moving on is not just a matter of listening to sad songs (while navigating a shared Spotify account), but also learning to use their bodies in a completely different way... something their friend Jamie, who's just had shoulder surgery, is facing too. The challenge? Their bodies are middle-aged and not keen on learning new tricks — and circus is completely underfunded and under-resourced in America. How do you start over in your middle years when there is no safety net to bounce back from?

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  • Nikki Brake-Silla: hand foot hand by L M Feldman
    “

    I cannot stop thinking about this play since seeing it both weekends during PlayPenn. Such a beautiful, funny, and raw portrayal of the ending of a relationship. What does it mean when you've seen the end from the beginning? How can you disentangle your love for a person from the art that you made together and not conflate the pain caused by both? I would watch this over and over again.

    I cannot stop thinking about this play since seeing it both weekends during PlayPenn. Such a beautiful, funny, and raw portrayal of the ending of a relationship. What does it mean when you've seen the end from the beginning? How can you disentangle your love for a person from the art that you made together and not conflate the pain caused by both? I would watch this over and over again.

    ”
  • Shaun Leisher: hand foot hand by L M Feldman
    “

    This play is absolutely brilliant!!!! LGBTQ, middle-aged, circus performers are not the type of characters I've ever seen on stage and I'm so glad for this opportunity to be let into this world. Feldman has crafted 3 complex and layered characters that any actor would kill to play. This is a play about the art of circus and what it can do to the bodies and relationships of people that take part in it. This play is also about repairing a wounded heart. This play needs to get produced NOW!!!!

    This play is absolutely brilliant!!!! LGBTQ, middle-aged, circus performers are not the type of characters I've ever seen on stage and I'm so glad for this opportunity to be let into this world. Feldman has crafted 3 complex and layered characters that any actor would kill to play. This is a play about the art of circus and what it can do to the bodies and relationships of people that take part in it. This play is also about repairing a wounded heart. This play needs to get produced NOW!!!!

    ”
Required: a cast of 3 actors:
AIRO (Ari) - F or NB, queer, 40s
BO (Bess) - F or NB, queer, 40s​​
JAMIE (James) - M or NB, queer, 40s​

Optional: adding 2 circus artists to your cast:
either a female trapeze duo, or a female ground duo

Development History

Awards

  • Ojai Playwrights Conference
    Semi-Finalist
    2026
  • The Kilroys Web
    2025
  • Seven Devils Playwrights Conference
    Finalist
    2025
  • O'Neill National Playwrights Conference
    Finalist
    2024