Review Roundup: Ryan J. Haddad's HOLD ME IN THE WATER

Review Roundup: Ryan J. Haddad's HOLD ME IN THE WATER

Hold Me in the Water, written and performed by Ryan J. Haddad and directed by Danny Sharron, just celebrated opening night at Playwrights Horizons. Let's see what the critics are saying about the new play...

Charm abounds in Ryan J. Haddad’s new one man show “Hold Me In The Water.”

By Adam Cohen.... Affected by Cerebral palsy, a group of conditions that affect movement, balance, and posture, Haddad delivers a moving, honest portrait of seeking romantic connections that matter.

Hold Me In The Water Review

Before launching into the funny, sweet, sad, slight, sometimes sexually graphic story of his first love, the author and performer of this one-man show introduces himself in telling and trademark ways. “I’m Ryan J. Haddad. For those of you who don’t know me, I don’t know how you ended up here,” he says, in what could be modesty, or could be the opposite, but in either case charms the audience and gets a laugh.  Then he takes some time to describe…