Holy Hell

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

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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  • Kate Danley: Holy Hell

    I caught this at "10 to Places" at Heart Rep. You think this story is going one way, and then it flips everything on its head. I don't want to say too much because watching this unfold is what will knock you off your feet. Absolutely powerful and an example of what a 10-minute play can do better than any other form.

    I caught this at "10 to Places" at Heart Rep. You think this story is going one way, and then it flips everything on its head. I don't want to say too much because watching this unfold is what will knock you off your feet. Absolutely powerful and an example of what a 10-minute play can do better than any other form.

  • Cynthia Killion: Holy Hell

    What an absolutely beautiful piece. Wonderful writing, touching, poignant, so thrilled to have stumbled upon Barbara Lindsay.

    What an absolutely beautiful piece. Wonderful writing, touching, poignant, so thrilled to have stumbled upon Barbara Lindsay.

  • Matthew Weaver: Holy Hell

    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.

    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.

1 man, 30's-50's, any ethnicity
1 woman, 30's-40's, any ethnicity

Production History

  • Type Community Theater, Organization Heart Repertory Theater, Year 2026
  • Type Fringe, Organization Open Door Playhouse (podcast), Year 2026
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Surfside Playhouse, FL, Year 2025
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Town and Gown Theater, OK, Year 2025
  • Type Community Theater, Organization MadLab Theater, Year 2024
  • Type Community Theater, Organization MadLab Theater, OH, Year 2024
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Endangered Species Project, MD, Year 2022
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Artistic New Directions Theater, NY, Year 2021
  • Type Professional, Organization Ensemble Theater of Chattanooga, TN, Year 2021
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Geneva Theater Guild, NY, Year 2020
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Ophelia's Jump, Los Angeles, CA, Year 2020
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Chagrin Valley Little Theater, OH, Year 2019
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Anacostia Playhouse, Washington, DC, Year 2017
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Theater West, Hollywood, CA, Year 2015
  • Type Fringe, Organization AND Theater 15 Minute Play Festival, Incheon, South Korea, Year 2015
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Ghost Dog Productions, London, England, Year 2014
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Pensacole Little Theater Short Attention Span, FL, Year 2014
  • Type Fringe, Organization Tribuene Theater, Madrid, Spain, Year 2013
  • Type Workshop, Organization SWAN Day, ACT, Seattle, WA, Year 2012
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Play With Your Food Lunchtime Series, Greenwich, CT, Year 2010
  • Type Fringe, Organization International Festival of Contemporary Theater, Madrid, Spain, Year 2010

Awards

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