The Ceiling Is Closer Than You Remember

by Sam Heyman

MONOLOGUE: Imagine this: you’re on your way to visit a gay drag bar you haven’t been to in years. You're not sure you can be the person you were the last time you were there, before everything that's happened since. But maybe that's not such a bad thing.

THE CEILING IS CLOSER THAN YOU REMEMBER is a monologue about drag bars, coming of age, and coming into your own as a queer adult.

MONOLOGUE: Imagine this: you’re on your way to visit a gay drag bar you haven’t been to in years. You're not sure you can be the person you were the last time you were there, before everything that's happened since. But maybe that's not such a bad thing.

THE CEILING IS CLOSER THAN YOU REMEMBER is a monologue about drag bars, coming of age, and coming into your own as a queer adult.

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  • Brent Alles: The Ceiling Is Closer Than You Remember by Sam Heyman
    “

    Admirable work here, as Heyman sets the stage with nostalgia, to be sure, but there's a lot more going on here to ponder. The title alone really stuck with me in terms of its inclusion in the main narrative. A truly insightful piece on growing older and how we deal with that. I appreciate the perspective so much, and I think this will be a wonderful performance piece for actors moving forward.

    Admirable work here, as Heyman sets the stage with nostalgia, to be sure, but there's a lot more going on here to ponder. The title alone really stuck with me in terms of its inclusion in the main narrative. A truly insightful piece on growing older and how we deal with that. I appreciate the perspective so much, and I think this will be a wonderful performance piece for actors moving forward.

    ”
  • Louis DeVaughn Nelson: The Ceiling Is Closer Than You Remember by Sam Heyman
    “

    A precious examination of the ever-changing structure of memory, this piece serves as picturesque description of the importance of queer spaces in terms of survival and resilience. Humorously nostalgic, "The Ceiling is Closer..." reminds us that every moment we make at the gay bar is worthy of being placed in a time capsule.

    A precious examination of the ever-changing structure of memory, this piece serves as picturesque description of the importance of queer spaces in terms of survival and resilience. Humorously nostalgic, "The Ceiling is Closer..." reminds us that every moment we make at the gay bar is worthy of being placed in a time capsule.

    ”
  • Philip Middleton Williams: The Ceiling Is Closer Than You Remember by Sam Heyman
    “

    This moment of nostalgia transported me back to a place and time that those of us of a certain age and life may recall with wistfulness or even regret that the passing of time has dimmed or refracted into bits and pieces. But growing up isn't something relegated to the young and strong; we are always growing and becoming, and in this fond tale of sense memories, Sam Heyman took me to a place in my life I remember geographically and in my heart. We don't grow old; we grow better.

    This moment of nostalgia transported me back to a place and time that those of us of a certain age and life may recall with wistfulness or even regret that the passing of time has dimmed or refracted into bits and pieces. But growing up isn't something relegated to the young and strong; we are always growing and becoming, and in this fond tale of sense memories, Sam Heyman took me to a place in my life I remember geographically and in my heart. We don't grow old; we grow better.

    ”