LOVE AND COMMUNICATION

by James Christy

“A face touched by God.” Samuel Holden is by all accounts, a spectacularly beautiful child. His parents, school administrators, therapists and lawyers fighting about the best way to treat his autism all agree on that. And practically nothing else.

His father Rob will do anything necessary – anything -- to get Samuel into a private school with a years-long waiting list. For his mother Megan, the answer is a...

“A face touched by God.” Samuel Holden is by all accounts, a spectacularly beautiful child. His parents, school administrators, therapists and lawyers fighting about the best way to treat his autism all agree on that. And practically nothing else.

His father Rob will do anything necessary – anything -- to get Samuel into a private school with a years-long waiting list. For his mother Megan, the answer is a relatively new therapy patented by a charismatic doctor. As these increasingly desperate efforts take them in different directions, their marriage -- and their relationship with their son -- hang in the balance.

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LOVE AND COMMUNICATION

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  • Cheryl Bear: LOVE AND COMMUNICATION by James Christy
    “

    A powerful story of the love that drives these parents to care for their child and the struggle so many families face. Beautifully done.

    A powerful story of the love that drives these parents to care for their child and the struggle so many families face. Beautifully done.

    ”
  • Ignition Arts: LOVE AND COMMUNICATION by James Christy
    “

    A domestic piece that expertly investigates the multi-layered challenges of raising a child with autism. Painfully real, even with a cyber-relationship and a child who isn't really there.

    A domestic piece that expertly investigates the multi-layered challenges of raising a child with autism. Painfully real, even with a cyber-relationship and a child who isn't really there.

    ”
  • David Lee White: LOVE AND COMMUNICATION by James Christy
    “

    So glad James Christy has made this play available here! Passage Theatre produced this a few years ago and it did very well. It's a rather shocking, funny and ultimately very hopeful play about the lengths two people will go to in order to make sure their autistic son gets a good education. Some very dark humor but also painfully honest. Highly recommended.

    So glad James Christy has made this play available here! Passage Theatre produced this a few years ago and it did very well. It's a rather shocking, funny and ultimately very hopeful play about the lengths two people will go to in order to make sure their autistic son gets a good education. Some very dark humor but also painfully honest. Highly recommended.

    ”