“HOLD, PLEASE enines tight on our darkest hours ina way that is FORMIDABLE, INTIMATE, and DEEPLY GENEROUS.” ~ TOM VIOLA - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of BROADWAY CARES / EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS MARCH 12, 2020 Last night, after weeks of his downplaying and ridiculing the virus, we were finally told by our President, that it is, in fact, seriaqus.. And so, it began. Broadway closed down. Instead of working inside a darkened theatre, the author found himself at home glued to the television. As the days that follow unfolded and turned into weeks and then months, the virus spread worldwide, infecting millions. We lost friends and family. Our economies shut down. As a nation and as individuals, we were made to grapple with racial issues and political divisions that shook us to the core. Hold, Please chronicles it all from the point of view of a veteran Broadway stage manager living in Manhattan. Part journal, part blog, and written with compassion and humor, Hold, Please provides a unique perspective on the first year of the pandemis unfolding day by day, and delivers the most important lesson of all Hope. RICHARD HESTER’S career as a Broadway stage manager and production supervisor spans forty years and counting. This is his first book.

ISBN: 9781944540999