Hold On

by Robert Weibezahl

FULL-LENGTH. As a 25th high school reunion goes on in the gym down the hall, HEATHER WREN wanders into what she thinks is an empty classroom to sneak a smoke, where she finds GREG ALDERSEN, a math teacher, at work. Greg immediately recognizes Heather, who is a minor rock star, returning to her hometown for the first time, but at first, she does not recognize him as her former friend and confidante from high...

FULL-LENGTH. As a 25th high school reunion goes on in the gym down the hall, HEATHER WREN wanders into what she thinks is an empty classroom to sneak a smoke, where she finds GREG ALDERSEN, a math teacher, at work. Greg immediately recognizes Heather, who is a minor rock star, returning to her hometown for the first time, but at first, she does not recognize him as her former friend and confidante from high school. As the action of the play unfolds through the night, the complicated past relationship between these two damaged characters comes to light, and long kept secrets and repressed truths begin to surface. Beneath the sharp-tongued humor of these erstwhile friends lies a poignant sense of emotional need and unfulfilled destiny.

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  • Evan Baughfman: Hold On by Robert Weibezahl
    “

    I was happy to attend this high school reunion and be charmed by a night of complicated reconnection. Terrific dialogue creates a story that goes down as easy as 'recreational sugar.' An affecting (and effective!) piece of theater, one that also features a great soundtrack from yesteryear(s)!

    I was happy to attend this high school reunion and be charmed by a night of complicated reconnection. Terrific dialogue creates a story that goes down as easy as 'recreational sugar.' An affecting (and effective!) piece of theater, one that also features a great soundtrack from yesteryear(s)!

    ”
  • Karen Fix Curry: Hold On by Robert Weibezahl
    “

    A meeting at a reunion stirs up old memories, with an ultimately poignant discussion of how lives do and do not move on, how hindsight is not always a good thing, and how our perceptions change with time. Weibezahl weaves a thought provoking story of past versus present, and who we are.

    A meeting at a reunion stirs up old memories, with an ultimately poignant discussion of how lives do and do not move on, how hindsight is not always a good thing, and how our perceptions change with time. Weibezahl weaves a thought provoking story of past versus present, and who we are.

    ”
  • Jarred Corona: Hold On by Robert Weibezahl
    “

    Every now and then when you read a script, you can hear the voice of a specific actor just absolutely killing it in a role. In my mind, Natasha Lyonne smashed it out of the park. The dialogue here is grand. When Heather and Greg are on the same page, there's an easy feeling of nostalgia and happiness. You know, maybe we can reconnect. When they're in tension, there are severely biting monologues dripping with aggression and pain and longing. Actors lucky enough to stand in this show will have one helluva meal to enjoy.

    Every now and then when you read a script, you can hear the voice of a specific actor just absolutely killing it in a role. In my mind, Natasha Lyonne smashed it out of the park. The dialogue here is grand. When Heather and Greg are on the same page, there's an easy feeling of nostalgia and happiness. You know, maybe we can reconnect. When they're in tension, there are severely biting monologues dripping with aggression and pain and longing. Actors lucky enough to stand in this show will have one helluva meal to enjoy.

    ”
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Greg Aldersen, 43, a high school math teacher—somewhat diffident, a bit “square”
Heather Wren, 43, a singer—flamboyant, a fading renegade

Development History

  • Reading, Long Beach Shakespeare Company, Long Beach, CA, 2026
  • Reading, Palisades Playwrights Festival, Theatre Palisades, Los Angeles, 2019