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Sam Heyman's home wear hart is an eerie play - taking place at the end of the world. How do we save ourselves? Who do we rely on? The challenges they face in the bunker they find and between each other will keep you on the edge of your seat. A feat of creativity by Sam Heyman. Well done!

This fascinating full length play by Sam Heyman is what happens when you take a healthy dose of Silo, add in a bit of The Stand, and wrap it all in Rashomon to come up with something unique. Heyman let's the story unfold gradually. The world-building is seamlessly built into the dialogue. There is a meaningful reveal on every page as he slowly peals the onion. In so doing, Heyman has created a compelling post-apocalyptic tale that will have you thinking about it long after it's over.

Heyman's dystopian tale could easily be a stage, film, zoom or audio production. Its structure is well crafted; its form following function with its literal layers, repetitions, shifting points of view. The topics raised are sadly all too relevant to today. It's dystopian, yes, but also about moving forward, staying grounded in the human need for creation, self-knowledge/acceptance and the love of family. Well done, playwright.

This script suffocates you, which is a compliment in this case. Sam Heyman's writing is reflective of both the claustrophobic atmosphere and the intense emotional truths of these characters. This play asks you to put yourself, when everything else is lost, in the position of confronting what you're trying to run from (both figuratively and metaphorically). Even the way the set is described puts you in a chokehold. This is a play worth seeing come to life.

I was happy to listen to an online reading of this script in development. This is an interesting and intelligent piece that will challenge and entertain an audience. Although wrapped in a sci-fi dystopian shell, the focus of this play is clearly on the emotional impact of trauma caused by dysfunctional family dynamics. Anyone lucky enough to see this - or be involved in staging it - will talk about it long after the final curtain. Brilliantly done by Sam Heyman!

07.21.26 - There's a richness to Sam Heyman's apocalyptic tale that encompasses not just physical challenges but mental and emotional ones as well. The people in this bunker are so disjointed, it causes more anguish than any lack of resources or safety ever could. The "antagonist" of the piece is not a villain. She is more of a victim than the others know. As we learn her story, it becomes evident that real survival comes with accepting we need help. This was profoundly fascinating. Bravo Sam.

Brilliant concept laid out, and one is instantly drawn into this apocalyptic world. But then comes the shift in the later acts, and the work becomes something totally unexpected. The best speculative fiction often examines the future from the lens of what humanity is now and skews the reality accordingly. Heyman, with certainty, allows that examination in full. Complex emotions caused by the experience. A fascinating look at humanity: past, present, and possible future. Gripping material.

This play makes me think the world we live in now is the apocalypse. The "Rapture" spoken of, merely a cleaning of the slate. Those who we would "perform" for and be who they expect us to be are gone. And the thought is freeing, yes, but many would react like Star. Frozen in place. Afraid to be free. This is an apocalypse play, yes. But boy does it make you think about who we are. Mysterious and revealing!

The real gift of this intimate speculative play is subtext, written by a playwright who clearly trusts and respects his audience. Heyman has built a world with clear rules, and tracking them kept me utterly engaged. Structurally, I loved the way each new act recontextualized the previous ones. The characters are great - specifically, it was very cool to see a story with a plural character at the center! This play has a great sonic palette, and would honestly make an awesome audio drama!

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.