Hospital Days

by Michael John McGoldrick

A young man enters a mental hospital shortly after attempting suicide; he longs to die, but his fellow patients help turn him toward life again. A story about anguish, brokenness, healing and hope.

A young man enters a mental hospital shortly after attempting suicide; he longs to die, but his fellow patients help turn him toward life again. A story about anguish, brokenness, healing and hope.

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Hospital Days

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  • Cheryl Bear: Hospital Days by Michael John McGoldrick
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    A moving journey toward recovery, healing and hope. Beautiful.

    A moving journey toward recovery, healing and hope. Beautiful.

    ”
  • Laura Ekstrand: Hospital Days by Michael John McGoldrick
    “

    Delicate and intriguing treatment of a man's slow turning from mental illness to the desire to recover.

    Delicate and intriguing treatment of a man's slow turning from mental illness to the desire to recover.

    ”
MARK, male, early 20s.
MOTHER, female, late 40s.
NURSE, female, mid 30s.
ELLEN, female, early 20s, but acts as though she's 7.
ANTHONY, male, 50s.
WILMA, female, late 40s.
DOCTOR, female, late 40s.
DANIEL, male, 40s.
MARYBETH, female, late 40s.
JACOB, male, 30s.
FIGURE 1, androgynous, early 20s.
FIGURE 2, androgynous, early 20s.
If necessary, roles can be combined in the following way:
MOTHER/WILMA
NURSE/MARYBETH
ANTHONY/DANIEL/JACOB

Development History

  • Reading, Permafrost Theater Collective, 2019
  • Reading, Now and Then Creative Company, 2018