home wear hart

by Sam Heyman

FULL LENGTH: Fifteen years after more than half of Earth's population suddenly vanished in an event referred to as "The End," a group of survivors finds themselves taking refuge in an underground bunker with as many secrets as it has broken cameras, mysterious screens, and locked doors. Led by Julia, the survivors have formed a tense semi-familial dynamic over their time together, but their bonds are tested when...

FULL LENGTH: Fifteen years after more than half of Earth's population suddenly vanished in an event referred to as "The End," a group of survivors finds themselves taking refuge in an underground bunker with as many secrets as it has broken cameras, mysterious screens, and locked doors. Led by Julia, the survivors have formed a tense semi-familial dynamic over their time together, but their bonds are tested when their only exit leading to the surface locks behind them. The survivors soon learn that their only hope in escaping from their new prison lies in uncovering the truth behind the bunker and its previous inhabitants... including one denizen who has stuck around, all these years later. Watching. Listening. Waiting.

"home wear hart" is a new play in development.

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  • Philip Middleton Williams: home wear hart by Sam Heyman
    “

    A powerful element of Sam Heyman's writing is his ability to encompass the emotional responses of his characters into more than just words. They become a part of the place, and his plays evoke vivid imagery so that the audience is swept up in all of it. "home wear hart" uses this to great effect and the world he shoves us into and the story of these six souls trying to survive becomes more than just a test of wills. They held me from the start to the last moment.

    A powerful element of Sam Heyman's writing is his ability to encompass the emotional responses of his characters into more than just words. They become a part of the place, and his plays evoke vivid imagery so that the audience is swept up in all of it. "home wear hart" uses this to great effect and the world he shoves us into and the story of these six souls trying to survive becomes more than just a test of wills. They held me from the start to the last moment.

    ”
  • Bethany Dickens Assaf: home wear hart by Sam Heyman
    “

    As a science fiction enthusiast, I could not be more thrilled with this claustrophobic, seriously creepy concept and the potential it would bring to a staged production. The world building here is precise and unique, asking whether or not a world-ending event could actually be an opportunity for reinvention and new life. The pages leading up to the end of Act 1 gave me chills, leading into a fascinating pivot that breaks open the play’s central question.

    As a science fiction enthusiast, I could not be more thrilled with this claustrophobic, seriously creepy concept and the potential it would bring to a staged production. The world building here is precise and unique, asking whether or not a world-ending event could actually be an opportunity for reinvention and new life. The pages leading up to the end of Act 1 gave me chills, leading into a fascinating pivot that breaks open the play’s central question.

    ”

Character Information

The play's cast is multigenerational and multi-ethnic; diversity in casting is strongly encouraged.

The actor playing ESTELLE doubles as KATELYN and JULES.
The actor playing FAITH doubles as SISSY.
The actor playing HARLAN doubles as FATHER.
  • JULIA
    the woman who lost her child
    50s
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • HARLAN
    the man who woke up alone
    40s
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • FAITH
    the one who got out alive
    30s
    Non-binary
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Non-binary
  • MICHAEL
    the boy who never knew home
    Early teens
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • ESTELLE
    the girl the world demanded her to be
    Teens-Adolescent
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • STAR
    the one who gets to watch and listen, now.
    40s
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman