I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Our lives can change in an instant. One moment you’re getting engaged, and a few surreal moments later you’re sitting with strangers in an ICU waiting room, praying your fiancé will survive a brain aneurysm. While waiting for Frank to wake from a coma, Ada meets Julia, Paul, and Josh, who are waiting for their mom to wake up. A tenuous friendship is born. I Wanna Hold Your Hand looks at life, death, and recovery, and what it means to try your hand at living again...

NOMINEE, Stage Raw Awards, Best Playwriting

Play Details

I Wanna Hold Your Hand is a full-length play in two acts, with one intermission.

Cast: 3 female, 3 male

Genre: comedic drama

Keywords: stroke, recovery, family, infidelity, health care, love

Character Breakdown

JULIA, 30s, an actress.

PAUL, 30s, a good son.

MARY JEAN, 60s, their mother. Recovering from a brain aneurysm.

JOSH, 30s, also an actor.

ADA, 30s, a book editor.

FRANK, 30s, engaged to Ada. Recovering from a brain aneurysm and a stroke, suffers from aphasia.