The Holding Room

ONE ACT (Draft as of 3.4.26)
Seniors Catherine, Shawn, Chris, & Trevor wait for their final interviews and college decisions at their final BFA audition of the year. Although they’ve gone to different high schools, all of them have been at the same auditions together… except Liz, Catherine’s friend, who could only afford today’s audition. As they have vague and confusing interactions with the college...

ONE ACT (Draft as of 3.4.26)
Seniors Catherine, Shawn, Chris, & Trevor wait for their final interviews and college decisions at their final BFA audition of the year. Although they’ve gone to different high schools, all of them have been at the same auditions together… except Liz, Catherine’s friend, who could only afford today’s audition. As they have vague and confusing interactions with the college representatives and comparisons threaten to tear them apart, the discovery that they are all in rehearsals for the same show at their respective schools, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, may be the key to them finally feeling like real people again. THE HOLDING ROOM looks at the pressure that students face as they prepare for college - financially, mentally, and socially.

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  • Henri Sudy: The Holding Room

    This play will have your high school drama students clamoring to take part. SMJ perfectly captures the emotional turmoil of theater-kid adolescence without feeding into/relying on the cattiness college auditions too often bring out.

    It is a joy to watch these students come into their own, and navigate the seemingly insurmountable challenges thrust upon them by the adults in control of their futures.

    This play will have your high school drama students clamoring to take part. SMJ perfectly captures the emotional turmoil of theater-kid adolescence without feeding into/relying on the cattiness college auditions too often bring out.

    It is a joy to watch these students come into their own, and navigate the seemingly insurmountable challenges thrust upon them by the adults in control of their futures.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization New Albany High School (OH), Year 2024
  • Type Reading, Organization Lake Ridge Academy, Year 2023
  • Type Reading, Organization Live Arts, Year 2023