Holy Hell

A man and woman separately relate the story of the tragedy that brought them together and the love that redeemed them both.
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Holy Hell

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  • Cynthia Killion:
    14 Nov. 2020
    What an absolutely beautiful piece. Wonderful writing, touching, poignant, so thrilled to have stumbled upon Barbara Lindsay.
  • Matthew Weaver:
    8 Apr. 2020
    WOW. Lindsay's work (also read her THIS ALMOST JOY and PUPPIES AND KITTENS) is often a marvel, and HOLY HELL is absolutely no exception.
    It's one of the absolutely darkest stories possible, a story about the secrets and burdens that we carry and how they underlie even our best efforts to better ourselves.
    Lindsay excels at exploring (so well!) humanity at its most selfish and most vulnerable.
    Include this in your festival and you've got the play everyone in the audience will be talking about. As with most Lindsay plays, as has been my experience.
    Holy hell indeed.

Production History

  • Community Theater
    ,
    Endangered Species Project, MD
    ,
    2022
  • Community Theater
    ,
    Artistic New Directions Theater, NY
    ,
    2021
  • Professional
    ,
    Ensemble Theater of Chattanooga, TN
    ,
    2021
  • Community Theater
    ,
    Ophelia's Jump, Los Angeles, CA
    ,
    2020
  • Community Theater
    ,
    Geneva Theater Guild, NY
    ,
    2020
  • Community Theater
    ,
    Chagrin Valley Little Theater, OH
    ,
    2019
  • Community Theater
    ,
    Anacostia Playhouse, Washington, DC
    ,
    2017
  • Community Theater
    ,
    Theater West, Hollywood, CA
    ,
    2015
  • Fringe
    ,
    AND Theater 15 Minute Play Festival, Incheon, South Korea
    ,
    2015
  • Community Theater
    ,
    Ghost Dog Productions, London, England
    ,
    2014
  • Community Theater
    ,
    Pensacole Little Theater Short Attention Span, FL
    ,
    2014
  • Fringe
    ,
    Tribuene Theater, Madrid, Spain
    ,
    2013
  • Workshop
    ,
    SWAN Day, ACT, Seattle, WA
    ,
    2012
  • Fringe
    ,
    International Festival of Contemporary Theater, Madrid, Spain
    ,
    2010
  • Community Theater
    ,
    Play With Your Food Lunchtime Series, Greenwich, CT
    ,
    2010

Awards

Winner
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Outstanding Play
,
TheatreRats, NYC
,
2006
Best Theater Production of 2006
,
Indy Week, North Carolina
,
2006
Audience Choice
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Audience Favorite
,
Ashland New Play Slam
,
2005