Sam Heyman

Sam Heyman

Sam Heyman (he/they) is a queer, Jewish writer and former educator based in Nashville, TN - after growing up in TN, Sam attended college at Denison University where he studied English with a concentration in Creative Writing and Queer Studies. While at Denison, Sam had several of his plays produced by the Denison Independent Theatre Association, and published in the student literary publication, Exile. Since...
Sam Heyman (he/they) is a queer, Jewish writer and former educator based in Nashville, TN - after growing up in TN, Sam attended college at Denison University where he studied English with a concentration in Creative Writing and Queer Studies. While at Denison, Sam had several of his plays produced by the Denison Independent Theatre Association, and published in the student literary publication, Exile. Since graduating in 2014, Sam has continued to cultivate his writing, taking several workshops with The Porch Writers' Collective and attending the Sewanee Writers Conference as a contributing playwright in 2021. In 2022, Sam was selected as a Playwriting Fellow for the Lambda Literary Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices, and in 2023, his one-act play, "Triptych - A Love Story in Three Acts" was presented as part of the Valdez Theatre Conference PlayLab. He is currently hard at work revising a novel, applying to MFA programs, and organizing the monthly Playwrights Thriving Reading Series.

Plays

  • The Lover and the Fighter by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 11
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: male friendship, childhood crush + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: male friendship, childhood crush, memory, growing up, the south, college, military service
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    THE LOVER AND THE FIGHTER is a nonlinear exploration of memory, adolescent friendship, and the tension between the love we want, the love we have, and the love we deserve. Lee and Shawn are two unlikely best friends whose lives have taken them on wildly different paths: Lee is finishing up college at a small liberal arts school and Shawn is finishing up time in the United States...
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    THE LOVER AND THE FIGHTER is a nonlinear exploration of memory, adolescent friendship, and the tension between the love we want, the love we have, and the love we deserve. Lee and Shawn are two unlikely best friends whose lives have taken them on wildly different paths: Lee is finishing up college at a small liberal arts school and Shawn is finishing up time in the United States Army. After years of silence, Shawn re-enters Lee’s life, prompting Lee’s reckoning with his past and the pivotal experiences that brought him to his present moment. However, memory is rarely as reliable as we would like, and navigating through his memories of Shawn—the good and the bad—Lee is forced to question the friendship they had, the bond they shared, and the choices—made by them and for them—that pulled them apart.

    Shortlist, Epiphanies New Works Festival (2023, Wild Imaginings)
  • Published! A Shonen-Inspired Musical by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 12
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    Cast: 
    11–17
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: anime, Shonen manga + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, musical, satire, young audiences
    Keyword: anime, Shonen manga, writing competition, coming of age, publishing, contemporary satire, American musical
    FULL LENGTH, MUSICAL: The 33rd Annual Tri-State Young Writers' Triathlon invites you to watch and marvel as a bright crop of eighth-grade creative writers compete against each other for the coveted prize of publication!

    Among these writers are Nathan Miller, an excitable novelist-in-training with dreams of fame, Sasha Sandberg, a disciplined essayist in search of glory, and Sakura Harmon, a...
    FULL LENGTH, MUSICAL: The 33rd Annual Tri-State Young Writers' Triathlon invites you to watch and marvel as a bright crop of eighth-grade creative writers compete against each other for the coveted prize of publication!

    Among these writers are Nathan Miller, an excitable novelist-in-training with dreams of fame, Sasha Sandberg, a disciplined essayist in search of glory, and Sakura Harmon, a timid, formalist poet hoping to prove herself worthy. Their mentor, eighth-grade English teacher Mr. Hawthorne, hopes to impart lessons from a life of literary aspiration--and their many, passionate rivals hope to take each of them down.

    A musical for the self-important, creatively vibrant middle schooler in all of us, Published! blends the high-octane world of Shonen anime and manga with the often muted and lonely world of being a writer to tell a story about finding one's voice, following one's passions and learning the hard lessons of pursuing the career of an artist.

    New Draft Uploaded 2/28/24!
  • Second Book Syndrome by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 17
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: Play about writers, characters meeting their author + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, experimental, fantasy
    Keyword: Play about writers, characters meeting their author, modern publishing, ownvoices, second book syndrome, agents and authors
    FULL LENGTH: Robert Schiftan has a problem. Fresh off the success of his debut crossover hit of a novel, Robert is already behind on producing pages for his follow up, the second book in a proposed (see: contracted) trilogy. Evading calls and emails from his agent and publisher, Robert feels cornered until he is visited by a young woman who has arrived in his world with only the clothes on her back and his...
    FULL LENGTH: Robert Schiftan has a problem. Fresh off the success of his debut crossover hit of a novel, Robert is already behind on producing pages for his follow up, the second book in a proposed (see: contracted) trilogy. Evading calls and emails from his agent and publisher, Robert feels cornered until he is visited by a young woman who has arrived in his world with only the clothes on her back and his debut novel in her hands. When this young woman turns out to be not a random home intruder but the protagonist of his novel, Robert's world begins to turn upside down.

    What ensues is a dramatic (and comedic) exploration of the anxieties of authorship, the complex relationship between authorial intent and authorial impact, and the human consequences of the publishing process.

    Written for End of Play, 2023 - Current Draft Updated 10/17/23!
  • Tales From The Hill by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    5–8
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: American college students, Bisexual character + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, political, romantic comedy
    Keyword: American college students, Bisexual character, features gay characters, nonbinary characters, bonds of friendship, romantic relationships, coming out
    FULL-LENGTH; PLAY CYCLE - For many, college is a time of scholarly challenge, triumph and self-discovery. For a group of students at this fair college on the hill, college is all of those things and more: a place to learn courage; a place to form, break and renew friendships; a place to find your voice, your people, your way. Over 8 ten-minute plays, get to know these young people as they get to know each other...
    FULL-LENGTH; PLAY CYCLE - For many, college is a time of scholarly challenge, triumph and self-discovery. For a group of students at this fair college on the hill, college is all of those things and more: a place to learn courage; a place to form, break and renew friendships; a place to find your voice, your people, your way. Over 8 ten-minute plays, get to know these young people as they get to know each other, their hearts and themselves.

    Contains 8 interconnected short plays, to be performed altogether in the order below or as individual pieces out of context:
    Snowflake (2M, 1NB [2M])
    All-Nighter (1M, 1F)
    American Politics (1M, 1F)
    Relax, Bro (2M, 1NB)
    Are You A Freshman? (2NB)
    Nobody's Watching (4M)
    Sexiled (2F)
    The Closet Door (2M, 1F)

    New Draft Uploaded 02/14/24!
  • Three Damned Letters by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: American college students, A Family drama + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, tragedy
    Keyword: American college students, A Family drama, challenges of growing up gay, College Fraternity, found family
    FULL LENGTH: A play in the tradition of the American family drama that engages with questions of family within and beyond the nuclear unit, Three Damned Letters concerns a core bond of brotherhood and love between two men, college students and fraternity brothers -- and how, years later, that bond has become estranged and severed altogether.

    David, the younger brother, goes to his older brother...
    FULL LENGTH: A play in the tradition of the American family drama that engages with questions of family within and beyond the nuclear unit, Three Damned Letters concerns a core bond of brotherhood and love between two men, college students and fraternity brothers -- and how, years later, that bond has become estranged and severed altogether.

    David, the younger brother, goes to his older brother Jesse’s family’s house on the eve of Jesse’s funeral. What he finds waiting for him is painful memory, tender moments of connection and an uncannily familiar sense of secrecy. Jesse has left behind a legacy, and also a trail of guilty, broken hearts. His sudden death shocks the family and causes each member to reckon with their past, and contend with the challenge of working toward a brighter future together. While in the company of a family attempting to heal wounds old and new, David must face his own guilt--and find a path toward the love his heart yearns for.

    Updated Draft Uploaded 7/31/23!
  • AFIKOMAN by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 12
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, faith-based + 1 more
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    Keyword: Passover, seder + 5 more
    Genre: drama, faith-based, holiday
    Keyword: Passover, seder, A Family drama, emotional trauma, healing, reconciliation, parents and children
    ONE ACT:

    It's late into the first night of Pesach, and it's time to search for the Afikoman. Leo Rubin has come to visit his older brother Joel's family for a Passover Seder, his first in years. It's all a bit overwhelming for him, but he is not alone in his feelings. Leo's niece, Rivka, is also struggling with the performance expectations of the evening, and has taken...
    ONE ACT:

    It's late into the first night of Pesach, and it's time to search for the Afikoman. Leo Rubin has come to visit his older brother Joel's family for a Passover Seder, his first in years. It's all a bit overwhelming for him, but he is not alone in his feelings. Leo's niece, Rivka, is also struggling with the performance expectations of the evening, and has taken refuge in her bedroom. As these two kindred spirits hide from the Seder crowd, hurts new and old begin to surface from within their hearts. Can what is hidden away be found at last? Can what is broken be mended, and made whole again?

    New Draft Uploaded 12/3/23!
  • Machihembra by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: intersex, Metamorphosis + 5 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama, fantasy
    Keyword: intersex, Metamorphosis, coming of age, Crossroads, Dominican Republic, guevedoce, machihembra
    ONE ACT: First, there was a girl named Alex and a boy named Etienne, skipping school for the first time. Then, Etienne made a choice, and they both discovered something neither expected to find. Grappling with this new revelation about herself, Alex is visited by someone, a glimmer of her future, who provides her with some key perspective about what’s to come, and what has already occurred. Can Alex find the...
    ONE ACT: First, there was a girl named Alex and a boy named Etienne, skipping school for the first time. Then, Etienne made a choice, and they both discovered something neither expected to find. Grappling with this new revelation about herself, Alex is visited by someone, a glimmer of her future, who provides her with some key perspective about what’s to come, and what has already occurred. Can Alex find the strength of self to face her friends and family and claim her destiny?

    Adapted from the short story, "First/Then," by Sam Heyman, published in Hashtag Queer: LGBTQ+ Creative Anthology, Volume 1 (Qommunicate, 2017)
  • The Susan B. Anthony College of Motherhood Arts and Sciences, or Maybelline by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    9–16
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 4 more
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    Keyword: Alternate history, Dystopia + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, experimental, mystery/thriller, satire, science fiction
    Keyword: Alternate history, Dystopia, women in academia
    ONE ACT, HOUR-LONG: Maybelline Applegate is the coolest girl in school. At least, that's what her best friends Colleen and Patricia think. Her not-quite-fellow classmates find her insufferable, if occasionally intriguing, her professors don't quite know what to do with her, and her school's headmistress, Wilhelmina Crotchkey, seems intent on keeping her from attracting too much attention to the...
    ONE ACT, HOUR-LONG: Maybelline Applegate is the coolest girl in school. At least, that's what her best friends Colleen and Patricia think. Her not-quite-fellow classmates find her insufferable, if occasionally intriguing, her professors don't quite know what to do with her, and her school's headmistress, Wilhelmina Crotchkey, seems intent on keeping her from attracting too much attention to the school, lest the institution garner a less than savory reputation.

    The Susan B. Anthony College of Motherhood Arts and Sciences is an all girls school designed for the training and rearing of child-rearers, child-bearers, midwives and caretakers of all kinds. It's no place for a budding intellectual like Maybelline, who was raised to love the forbidden fruits of literature--but then, neither, too, is the world at large, which looms menacingly just beyond the school's walls.

    A brief glimpse into an imagined alternate reality where the gender binary is not only strictly policed but institutionally reinforced, "Maybelline" tells the story of a young, radical Midwifery major and her efforts to carve out a place for women's minds in a world that devalues and denigrates them at every turn. It is an as-yet unfinished play, either needing another act or another storytelling medium to explore its world fully.

    DRAFT UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS OF 12/08/22 - Contact me if you're interested in reading the new draft!
  • Triptych - A Love Story in Three Acts by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 17
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: romantic comedy, polyamory + 3 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: romantic comedy, polyamory, Bisexual men, Portland, third person narrator
    ONE ACT: Not your average love triangle, not your average love story, Triptych is a play told in three parts which follows three Portland twenty-somethings as they navigate their identities, their desires and their connections -- however surprising -- to each other.

    Adapted from the short story of the same name, by me.

    Featured in the 2023 Valdez Theatre Conference Play Lab

    Draft updated 6/24/23
  • VIOLET AND HARRIS by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, experimental
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    Keyword: abstract, emotional dysregulation + 3 more
    Genre: drama, experimental
    Keyword: abstract, emotional dysregulation, mental illness, emotional trauma, healing
    ONE ACT: "A house divided against itself cannot stand."

    Violet and Harris used to share a room, but now they are separated. Violet yearns to understand why things have changed, but Harris, burdened with self-awareness, must maintain the boundary that separates them at all costs. When Violet starts a game of catch, it is not long before Harris cannot avoid answering her questions. Can...
    ONE ACT: "A house divided against itself cannot stand."

    Violet and Harris used to share a room, but now they are separated. Violet yearns to understand why things have changed, but Harris, burdened with self-awareness, must maintain the boundary that separates them at all costs. When Violet starts a game of catch, it is not long before Harris cannot avoid answering her questions. Can he keep himself together without tearing what's left of their bond apart?

    Draft Updated 7/12/23!
  • A Playwright Asks... "What If?" PART ONE by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2–7
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: meta drama, meta comedy + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, experimental
    Keyword: meta drama, meta comedy, playwriting, self-doubt, positive self-talk
    RADIO PLAY, TEN MINUTE: A Playwright meditates on a play of theirs with a long development cycle, mired in "What if?" questions. Rather than let their writer wallow in self-pity and self-doubt, voices arise from within the Playwright and come to their aid. An experiment in narrative reflection, "A Playwright Asks... "What If?" PART ONE" takes aim at an under-explored element in Sam...
    RADIO PLAY, TEN MINUTE: A Playwright meditates on a play of theirs with a long development cycle, mired in "What if?" questions. Rather than let their writer wallow in self-pity and self-doubt, voices arise from within the Playwright and come to their aid. An experiment in narrative reflection, "A Playwright Asks... "What If?" PART ONE" takes aim at an under-explored element in Sam Heyman's "Three Damned Letters."

    28 Plays Later (2023) #7 - "Pick a play you love - it could be yours, or a famous play that you know well and... well, love.

    Now... your job is to pick one key element of the play that is so crucial to the plot, that if you change it, the whole play changes."
  • A Playwright Asks... "What if?" PART TWO by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    2–5
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    Genre: experimental, radio drama
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    Keyword: reflection, hypothetical conversation + 1 more
    Genre: experimental, radio drama
    Keyword: reflection, hypothetical conversation, positive self-talk
    RADIO PLAY, TEN MINUTE: A Playwright meditates on past collaborations, mainly ones that ended in failure. Rather than let their writer solidify beliefs that they are beyond help, voices return to the Playwright's aid to facilitate a valuable lesson. An experiment in narrative reflection, "A Playwright Asks... "What If?" PART TWO" examines the conversations that must be had, both within...
    RADIO PLAY, TEN MINUTE: A Playwright meditates on past collaborations, mainly ones that ended in failure. Rather than let their writer solidify beliefs that they are beyond help, voices return to the Playwright's aid to facilitate a valuable lesson. An experiment in narrative reflection, "A Playwright Asks... "What If?" PART TWO" examines the conversations that must be had, both within and beyond oneself, to claim needed support.

    Entry #14 of 28 Plays Later (2023)
  • A Playwright Asks... "What If?" PART THREE by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3–7
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    Genre: experimental
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    Keyword: 28 plays later, self-reflection + 2 more
    Genre: experimental
    Keyword: 28 plays later, self-reflection, writing, positive self-talk
    RADIO PLAY, TEN MINUTE: A playwright takes stock of the work he has completed this month and the progress he's made toward his goals. Lingering feelings of doubt begin to crop up, but voices work to reassure and guide the playwright toward more optimistic possibilities for the day his dreams are realized in the hands of artists other than himself. An experiment in foresight and self-examination, "A...
    RADIO PLAY, TEN MINUTE: A playwright takes stock of the work he has completed this month and the progress he's made toward his goals. Lingering feelings of doubt begin to crop up, but voices work to reassure and guide the playwright toward more optimistic possibilities for the day his dreams are realized in the hands of artists other than himself. An experiment in foresight and self-examination, "A Playwright Asks... "What If?" PART THREE" examines the work of theater artists and what it's all building toward.

    Entry #21 of 28 Plays Later (2023)
  • A Playwright Asks... "What's Next?" PART ONE by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    1–4
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: positive self-talk, writing + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, experimental, musical
    Keyword: positive self-talk, writing, hard work, published!, 28 plays later
    FIVE MINUTE, RADIO PLAY, MUSICAL: It's the end of the 28 days, and after 27 previous plays, one more piece remains. A playwright and his voices meditate on what comes after this challenge, what paths may lie ahead.

    Entry #28 of 28 Plays Later (2023).
  • Magic: The Jargoning by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: nerd culture, magic: the gathering + 3 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: nerd culture, magic: the gathering, mtg, ted danson, PSA
    RADIO PLAY, ONE MINUTE: Two nerds reunite at their local game store. Game specific jargon ensues.

    Entry #15 of 28 Plays Later (2023)
  • Magic: The Jargoning 2: Electrickery Boogaloo by Sam Heyman
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, radio drama
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    Keyword: card games, PSA + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, radio drama
    Keyword: card games, PSA, radio play, jargon, gaming
    TWO-FIVE MINUTE, RADIO PLAY: Timmy, Johnny, and Spike are getting ready for the upcoming prerelease, and everyone has their own take on the new set. Will these three wildly different players find common ground?
  • Sensories by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3–6
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    Genre: drama, radio drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: experiment, sensory memory + 3 more
    Genre: drama, radio drama, science fiction
    Keyword: experiment, sensory memory, science, progress, subconscious
    RADIO PLAY, TEN MINUTE: The Institute of Subconscious Progress is dedicated to helping members of the public gain access to their subconscious mind through the use of sensory memories, or what the Institute refers to as 'sensories.' One member of the public, Helen Jasper, has signed the proper paperwork to be a participant in the Institute's latest experiment. What insights will her experiences...
    RADIO PLAY, TEN MINUTE: The Institute of Subconscious Progress is dedicated to helping members of the public gain access to their subconscious mind through the use of sensory memories, or what the Institute refers to as 'sensories.' One member of the public, Helen Jasper, has signed the proper paperwork to be a participant in the Institute's latest experiment. What insights will her experiences within the Institute's walls yield?
  • A Typical STEM Job Interview by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 11
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, farce + 1 more
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    Keyword: Job Interview, a Zoom play + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, farce, zoom
    Keyword: Job Interview, a Zoom play, zoom interview, wacky
    ZOOM, TEN MINUTE-ish: Melanie is looking for a job in her field. Charlotte just has a few questions for her.

    Day 4 of 28 Plays Later (2023) - write a farce.

    Updated Draft Uploaded 5/24/23!
  • The Alchemist's Gambit by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 13
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, farce + 1 more
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    Keyword: Frankenstein, pastiche + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, farce, period
    Keyword: Frankenstein, pastiche, Farce, will-they-kill-or-won't they, vaguely european accents, 1800s
    TEN MINUTE: After a chance run-in with Dr. Hasenpfeffer during his travels, a wayward divorcee finds himself on the chopping block. The Traveler's only chances of survival lie in currying favor with this seemingly amoral scientist. Will this 'alchemist's gambit' pay off? Or will this traveler's life be cut tragically short?

  • The Closet Door by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 14
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: contains some LGBTQ characters, American college students + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: contains some LGBTQ characters, American college students, college age actors, Bisexual character, coming out, Bisexual men, gay men
    TEN MINUTE: A college dorm romantic comedy about a closeted bi jock, a grounded, gay everyman and the excitable, fast-talking nerd girl keeping them from having a moment alone.

    Chip and Brett have been going steady for a while now, but Brett is still anxious about coming out, and having his straight-passing cover blown. When Chip's friend Jessica attempts to rekindle her friendship with...
    TEN MINUTE: A college dorm romantic comedy about a closeted bi jock, a grounded, gay everyman and the excitable, fast-talking nerd girl keeping them from having a moment alone.

    Chip and Brett have been going steady for a while now, but Brett is still anxious about coming out, and having his straight-passing cover blown. When Chip's friend Jessica attempts to rekindle her friendship with Chip, Brett struggles to keep his true feelings hidden. Can Chip help Brett find his way out the closet door? Or will fear of being known prevent Brett from getting the thing he wants most?

    New Draft 2/26/22!
  • Early Decision by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 10
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: growing up, high school + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: growing up, high school, imaginary friend, college application, guidance counselor
    TEN MINUTE: Mo and Clancy have been close friends for years. Now, Mo is headed to college, and she wants Clancy to come with her. There's only one problem: Clancy is not exactly good at standardized tests. Oh, and he doesn't want to go to college. Oh yeah, and he's Mo's imaginary friend. Can Mo's guidance counselor help her make the right decision for them both?
  • Get In The Fucking Robot by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    3–4
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    Genre: drama, science fiction
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    Keyword: post-apocalypse, anime + 3 more
    Genre: drama, science fiction
    Keyword: post-apocalypse, anime, implied mecha, doomed love, get in the fucking robot
    TEN MINUTE: It's been months since Ed has returned to his work as a pilot. Months since he last spoke with his friend Kym. Months since the sky fell, and yet... today feels eerily calm. Kym is meeting Ed for coffee. He seems good. Better than good. That can't be good.

    A not-so-subtle tribute to the works of Hideaki Anno.

    Draft Updated 2/26/24!
  • Hey Babe by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 16
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: dark comedy, horror
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    Keyword: relationship issues, power imbalance + 4 more
    Genre: dark comedy, horror
    Keyword: relationship issues, power imbalance, domination, kink, control, hypnosis
    TEN MINUTE: Pete and Marcus live in Marcus' penthouse apartment together. They both work, but Pete takes care of the apartment, and Marcus takes care of Pete. Today, Marcus has brought home someone new. But something isn't quite right about this guest, or Marcus...

    Written for the 2023 Playwrights Thriving Halloween Bake Off

    Draft Updated 11/21/23!
  • I'm Not Your First, Am I? by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: romantic comedy
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    Keyword: palmistry, divination + 2 more
    Genre: romantic comedy
    Keyword: palmistry, divination, meet cute, fortune telling
    TEN MINUTE: Madam Comet, an inexperienced, but passionate palmister performs a reading for a client who strikes her in a way she was not expecting. Fearful of losing the joy of getting to know this relative stranger, Madam Comet takes her reading off the beaten path. A play about vulnerability and the significance of a good first time, "I'm Not Your First, Am I?" is my first entry in 28 Plays Later (2023).
  • My Mask Hangs Heavy, a short musical by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: neurodivergence, anxiety + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, musical
    Keyword: neurodivergence, anxiety, Cognitive disability, disabled adults, adult friendship, chronic unemployment
    TEN-MINUTE, MUSICAL: Ellie and Leonard are preparing to re-enter the workforce after layoffs and setbacks pushed them to the margins. Each has learned to cover for their weaknesses and struggles, but they each must learn that letting someone know the person behind your mask can be the key to getting the support you need.

    A short form musical about disability, masking, and finding a path forward...
    TEN-MINUTE, MUSICAL: Ellie and Leonard are preparing to re-enter the workforce after layoffs and setbacks pushed them to the margins. Each has learned to cover for their weaknesses and struggles, but they each must learn that letting someone know the person behind your mask can be the key to getting the support you need.

    A short form musical about disability, masking, and finding a path forward from one's failures, MY MASK HANGS HEAVY is my 6th entry in 28 Plays Later (2023) - a freeform piece, written without inhibitions.
  • The Next Time Portnoy Sneezed by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 9
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: narrator, meta comedy + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, experimental
    Keyword: narrator, meta comedy, storytelling
    TEN MINUTE: On this day, Portnoy awoke with a start. What would happen to Portnoy on this day was something no one could have foreseen. It all started going wrong when he found the man hiding behind his curtain.

    Written for the 2022 Playwrights Thriving Secret Santa Title Swap

    Updated Draft Uploaded 1/20/24
  • OPEN UP by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, movement/physical + 1 more
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    Keyword: abuse of power, sexual assault + 1 more
    Genre: drama, movement/physical, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: abuse of power, sexual assault, therapist and patient
    TEN MINUTE: A tense drama ensues between a therapist, Aaron, and his young client, Clay, when the latter requests a sudden meeting. The already-fraught relationship erupts when Clay attempts to take Aaron to task for his actions. Will Clay escape from Aaron's custody unscathed? Or is Aaron the one being lured into a trap?
  • The Part Of You That Wants The Same, a short musical by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, musical + 1 more
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    Keyword: adult romantic comedy, musical + 2 more
    Genre: drama, musical, romantic comedy
    Keyword: adult romantic comedy, musical, gay romance, gay friendships
    TEN-FIFTEEN MINUTE, MUSICAL: Two twenty-something men at varied places in their emotional journeys meet, and try to make a relationship work, but ultimately, friendship proves the easier path. A year into their friendship, feelings resurface. Can these two get past their barriers, within and beyond themselves, to claim what they want?

    Entry #18 of 28 Plays Later (2023)
  • Rotten by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: childhood friendship, challenges of growing up gay + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, young audiences
    Keyword: childhood friendship, challenges of growing up gay, gay high schooler
    TEN MINUTE: As childhood friends and next door neighbors, Nadia and Caleb couldn't have been more different. At least, that's what they thought, before Nadia invited Caleb to spend time with her and her friends after school. In the aftermath of that fraught hangout session, Nadia seeks to apologize and make up for a friendship she believes went wrong somewhere.
  • Story Time by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
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    Keyword: comedy sketch, children + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    Keyword: comedy sketch, children, grandmother, storytelling
    TEN MINUTE: A grandmother tells bedtime stories for three children, each with their own demands.

    Written with Taylor Quinn for the Greater Nashville Rock and Roll Theatre Camp (2015), revised for Third Coast Comedy Club’s Sketch Comedy Showcase (2020).
  • So You Want To Create A Universe? by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 10
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: world creation, metaphysical
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: world creation, metaphysical
    TEN MINUTE: A metaphysical comedy about the perilous responsibility of being a creator, So You Want To Create A Universe? concerns the preparation of one God for their role as the Almighty. Aiding this God as a mentor is The One Who Came Before, a grizzled veteran of creation seeking to impart wisdom before fading away into oblivion. When the reality of managing reality begins to weigh heavily on God, The One...
    TEN MINUTE: A metaphysical comedy about the perilous responsibility of being a creator, So You Want To Create A Universe? concerns the preparation of one God for their role as the Almighty. Aiding this God as a mentor is The One Who Came Before, a grizzled veteran of creation seeking to impart wisdom before fading away into oblivion. When the reality of managing reality begins to weigh heavily on God, The One must deliver some tough love to the omnipotent charge in their care. Will God rise to this momentous occasion? Or will the pressure of making a perfect universe prove too great to bear?
  • Take Me Back by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: college actors, queer love story + 3 more
    Genre: drama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: college actors, queer love story, heartbreak, forgiveness, take me back
    TEN MINUTE: Faryn fucked up. She kissed another girl, and Mia saw, and it all got messier than they intended. If she has a chance to explain herself, Faryn thinks she can convince Mia to give her another shot. But explanations are rarely all that are necessary to get a second chance.

    Take Me Back is a story about love, and the stories that make up our love.
  • Snowflake (Tales From The Hill #1) by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 8
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    Cast: 
    3–5
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: American college students, features gay characters + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: American college students, features gay characters, Bisexual men, nonbinary character, college dorm, student leader
    TEN MINUTE: Brett comes across a torn poster in his college dorm common room and before he can right someone else's wrong, the guy who's been putting the posters up appears and confronts him. He's understandably pissed, but Brett can't help but tell how passionate he is... not to mention how cute he is. Whether they know it or not, for Chip and Brett, this is the day where everything changes...
    TEN MINUTE: Brett comes across a torn poster in his college dorm common room and before he can right someone else's wrong, the guy who's been putting the posters up appears and confronts him. He's understandably pissed, but Brett can't help but tell how passionate he is... not to mention how cute he is. Whether they know it or not, for Chip and Brett, this is the day where everything changes.

    Part 1 of Tales From The Hill

    New Draft Uploaded 2/13/24!
  • All-Nighter (Tales From The Hill #2) by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: American college students, college dorm + 1 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: American college students, college dorm, features gay characters
    TEN MINUTE: Chip has been burning the candle at both ends, and Jessica is determined to help him get to the bottom as to why. A college dorm heart-to-heart ensues between two friends, learning how not to distract themselves from the things and people who matter most.

    Part 2 of Tales From The Hill

    New Draft 2/13/24!
  • American Politics (Tales From The Hill #3) by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: American college students, American politics + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, political
    Keyword: American college students, American politics, class race and gender politics, coming out, personal vs. political, Latinx experience
    TEN MINUTE: A play about the personal within the political, American Politics concerns two classmates coming together to work on a presentation for their Poli Sci class. One is sure of themselves and the impact they want to make, while the other is afraid of stepping on anyone's toes. Can these two relative strangers find common ground?

    Part 3 of Tales From The Hill

    New Draft uploaded 2/13/24!
  • Relax, Bro (Tales From The Hill #4) by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: bisexuality, coming out + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, movement/physical, romantic comedy
    Keyword: bisexuality, coming out, American college students, student leadership, kissing, self-doubt
    TEN MINUTE: As two chance acquaintances reunite, tensions build as the two young men discuss identity and anxieties about growing up underneath the queer umbrella. A moment of culmination and release, Relax, Bro serves as the end of Act 1 of Tales From The Hill.

    Part 4 of Tales From The Hill

    New Draft Uploaded 2/13/24!
  • Are You A Freshman? (Tales From The Hill #5) by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: American college students, genderqueer + 5 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: American college students, genderqueer, nonbinary characters, class year tensions, college freshman, upperclassman, LGBTQ student organization
    TEN MINUTE: Shep, a former R.A., attempts to attend their first meeting of their college's QSA, Outlook. Mitchell, meanwhile, is just passing the time. The two strangers struggle to see eye to eye, but the common ground they find surprises them both.

    Part 5 of Tales From The Hill

    New Draft Uploaded 9/10/22!
  • Nobody's Watching (Tales From The Hill #6) by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: American college students, young relationships + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, melodrama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: American college students, young relationships, queer relationships, public displays of affection, microaggressions
    TEN MINUTE: Chip and Brett made it through the summer with their budding, private relationship intact, but now that they are spending more time together on campus, they have begun to deal with a few issues--namely the dynamics of PDA. With the judgments of freshman year friends looming, Brett's anxieties around being openly affectionate--and openly bisexual--may threaten to end their relationship before it...
    TEN MINUTE: Chip and Brett made it through the summer with their budding, private relationship intact, but now that they are spending more time together on campus, they have begun to deal with a few issues--namely the dynamics of PDA. With the judgments of freshman year friends looming, Brett's anxieties around being openly affectionate--and openly bisexual--may threaten to end their relationship before it has even begun.

    Part 6 of Tales From The Hill

    New draft uploaded 10/04/22!
  • Sexiled (Tales From The Hill #7) by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: American college students, anxiety + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: American college students, anxiety, bonds of friendship, neurodivergence, roommate drama, queer relationships
    TEN MINUTE: Jessica has never been more uncertain of herself and her relationships. She still hasn't decided on a major, her best friend isn't texting her back, and her roommate might hate her. Elena, meanwhile, is drowning her sophomore year sorrows in cigarette smoke and solitude. In Sexiled, two relative strangers find a way toward friendship by navigating their complicated emotions surrounding...
    TEN MINUTE: Jessica has never been more uncertain of herself and her relationships. She still hasn't decided on a major, her best friend isn't texting her back, and her roommate might hate her. Elena, meanwhile, is drowning her sophomore year sorrows in cigarette smoke and solitude. In Sexiled, two relative strangers find a way toward friendship by navigating their complicated emotions surrounding life, love and the liberal arts.

    Part 7 of Tales From The Hill

    New Draft Uploaded 09/10/22!
  • The Closet Door (Tales From The Hill #8) by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: American college students, Bisexual character + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: American college students, Bisexual character, features gay characters, anxiety, bonds of friendship, coming out
    TEN MINUTE: Chip has been avoiding facing a world without Brett. Brett has been wading through life without Chip... but no longer. Today, he's going to get him to take him back. This would be a lot easier for Brett to navigate if Chip wasn't so popular; Jessica has a word or two for her best friend, and she's done being patient. It's now or never.

    Where it all began, and where...
    TEN MINUTE: Chip has been avoiding facing a world without Brett. Brett has been wading through life without Chip... but no longer. Today, he's going to get him to take him back. This would be a lot easier for Brett to navigate if Chip wasn't so popular; Jessica has a word or two for her best friend, and she's done being patient. It's now or never.

    Where it all began, and where it all ends... or begins again?

    Part 8 of Tales From The Hill

    Published in the EMERGE: Lambda Fellows Anthology (2023)
  • To Necessary Ends by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    5–7
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: corporate corruption, ceremony + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, horror
    Keyword: corporate corruption, ceremony, trying to affect change in the world, contemporary satire
    TEN MINUTE: William Ranson is the CEO of a former Fortune 500 company. His assistant, Jarvis, has some unfortunate news to deliver, and it's not related to his company's stock price.

    Entry #11 of 28 Plays Later (2023)

    New Draft Uploaded 2/20/23!
  • What You Did Say by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 10
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: breakups, Therapy + 3 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: breakups, Therapy, enlightenment, goals, Relationships
    TEN MINUTE: George and Hal just broke up yesterday. Last night, in fact. It's still fresh. Fortunately, they've got people helping them process today, taking it moment by moment. Maybe they're not right for each other long term. Maybe things just ran their course. But as painful as it can be to speculate or re-litigate, there's still something lingering beneath the surface of this pair'...
    TEN MINUTE: George and Hal just broke up yesterday. Last night, in fact. It's still fresh. Fortunately, they've got people helping them process today, taking it moment by moment. Maybe they're not right for each other long term. Maybe things just ran their course. But as painful as it can be to speculate or re-litigate, there's still something lingering beneath the surface of this pair's ending...

    Zoom Version Available Upon Request!
  • White Cotton, Black Light by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 12
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: hotel room, sexual encounters + 2 more
    Genre: drama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: hotel room, sexual encounters, healing, gay hookup
    TEN MINUTE: Two men who can't host, Eli and Jeremy, meet up and get a hotel room together. Before they can get down to getting down, there are a few things that need to be inspected, and brought into the (black) light. Will these two strangers like what they find when they are subjected to (half-)naked scrutiny? Is there a chance this one night stand could become something more?

    Written for...
    TEN MINUTE: Two men who can't host, Eli and Jeremy, meet up and get a hotel room together. Before they can get down to getting down, there are a few things that need to be inspected, and brought into the (black) light. Will these two strangers like what they find when they are subjected to (half-)naked scrutiny? Is there a chance this one night stand could become something more?

    Written for PT Secret Santa Title Swap 2023
  • Mel, Clara, and Al in: The Bad Side Of Town by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, farce
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    Keyword: street brawls, implied violence + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, farce
    Keyword: street brawls, implied violence, banter
    FIVE MINUTE: You'd have to be pretty brave or pretty stupid to get stuck on the Bad Side Of Town these days. Mel is fresh from their most recent brawl, Al has revenge on his mind, and Clara just wants some good chicken. Will anyone get what they want, or better yet, make it out alive?

    Brief 8 of 28 Plays Later (2023)
  • Mel, Clara, and Al in: The Black Hole by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, farce
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    Keyword: absurd farce, wordplay + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, farce
    Keyword: absurd farce, wordplay, end of the world, 28 plays later
    TEN MINUTE: Mel and Clara are just hanging around Mel's apartment doing nothing, when Al arrives with some unfortunate news. Silliness ensues.

    Entry #27 of 28 Plays Later (2023) - a continuation of Mel, Clara, and Al in: The Bad Side of Town (entry #8), inspired by brief #28 and shades of other briefs (Jukebox musical)
  • Before You Go, a monologue by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 9
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: young audiences
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    Keyword: queer children, single mother + 2 more
    Genre: young audiences
    Keyword: queer children, single mother, abusive Father, a mother's love
    MONOLOGUE: After the death of her abusive husband, Robert's mother Tonya is happy that she and her son now have a chance at a brighter future, but there's one thing she wants him to know for certain. Before he goes out to play, Tonya approaches her son, words of love and support in her heart.

    Written and uploaded with permission from Scott Sickles, author of PLAYING ON THE PERIPHERY:...
    MONOLOGUE: After the death of her abusive husband, Robert's mother Tonya is happy that she and her son now have a chance at a brighter future, but there's one thing she wants him to know for certain. Before he goes out to play, Tonya approaches her son, words of love and support in her heart.

    Written and uploaded with permission from Scott Sickles, author of PLAYING ON THE PERIPHERY: Monologues and Scenes For and About Queer Kids, from which this monologue was inspired.
  • Blink, And Your Ticket Is Worthless, a monologue by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, satire
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    Keyword: theatre, contemporary satire + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, satire
    Keyword: theatre, contemporary satire, inside baseball, theatre humor
    MONOLOGUE: It's the Someteenth Annual One Act Play Festival you've paid good money to see. The Producer has a few choice words to share with you.

    Day 2 of 28 Plays Later (2023)
  • HARPSICH0RD, a gaming monologue by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: competitive gaming, internet + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: competitive gaming, internet, male toxicity, treatment of women
    MONOLOGUE, FIVE MINUTE: A competitive gamer recounts his experience in a study of gender treatment in the online gaming space.

    Entry #17 of 28 Plays Later (2023)
  • I Lost You, a monologue from THREE DAMNED LETTERS by Sam Heyman
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: audition monologue, lesbian daughter + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: audition monologue, lesbian daughter, reconciliation, forgiveness and redemption
    Jenna's monologue from THREE DAMNED LETTERS, Act 2, Scene 2.

    Published in The Best Women's Stage Monologues 2024
  • I'm A Fire Sign (But I Take Medication For That) by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: Neurodivergent, Mental Health + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: Neurodivergent, Mental Health, astrology
    MONOLOGUE, FIVE MINUTE: A recovering Aries meditates on what makes them who they are, and medicates to keep themselves from boiling over.
  • Jesse's Farewell - A Monologue from Three Damned Letters by Sam Heyman
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: College Fraternity, senior speech + 3 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: College Fraternity, senior speech, college, three damned letters, brotherhood
    MONOLOGUE: A college senior delivers his final speech to a room of his fraternity brothers.

    Excerpted from my full length play, Three Damned Letters.
  • Like A Potted Plant, a monologue by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: job stress, consistency + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: job stress, consistency, anxiety, like a potted plant, before/after work
    MONOLOGUE: Changes at work can be stressful. They can show us just how fragile our peace can be, and how close we are to needing a serious change.
  • LOOK AT YOU, a monologue by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: childhood friendship, dreams + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: childhood friendship, dreams, stardom
    MONOLOGUE: Laine calls her friend and former bandmate Mary, who has drifted away and upward to stardom.

    Entry #10 of 28 Plays Later (2023)

    Inspired by "Look At You" by Rebecca Black
  • Loud And Wrong, a monologue by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: The Internet, kids these days + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: The Internet, kids these days, cultural commentary
    MONOLOGUE: A millennial muses grimly about the zoomers (and boomers) caught up in a perilous series of tubes.

    Entry #19 of 28 Plays Later (2023)
  • Someone Waiting For Me To Come Home, a monologue from THE LOVER AND THE FIGHTER by Sam Heyman
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: audition monologue, military veteran + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: audition monologue, military veteran, young man, bonds of friendship
    Shawn's monologue from Act 3 of The Lover and the Fighter.

    Published in Smith & Kraus' The Best Men's Stage Monologues 2024.
  • Tennessee Is Such A Drag, a monologue by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: drag performers, nonbinary + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, political
    Keyword: drag performers, nonbinary, Tennessee, Republicans
    MONOLOGUE: On February 23rd, 2023, Tennessee House Republicans voted to pass a bill seeking to limit, and in some cases criminalize, drag and gender non-conforming performance. Elliot is here to express some feelings about that. Their wig may be immaculate, but they are not dressed to dance or entertain. They are dressed for war.

    Entry #22 of 28 Plays Later (2023)
  • QUICKSAND, a one person play by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 13
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: quicksand, Depression + 4 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, experimental
    Keyword: quicksand, Depression, poverty, struggle, hope and despair, stuck
    MONOLOGUE, FIVE MINUTE: Val is stuck, and they have been for a long time. But they don't need help. They would rather not inconvenience anyone else.

    A monologue about being stuck, and what it can take to get out.

    Draft Updated 7/9/23!
  • Better Lactate Then, Heifer by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy
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    Keyword: cows, animal play + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy
    Keyword: cows, animal play, mortality
    ONE MINUTE: Two dairy cows discuss their sequestered existence.

    Entry #16 of 28 Plays Later (2023); inspired by brief 17, Better Late Than Never

    New Draft Uploaded 3/2/23!
  • Debut by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: Transgender, female comedians + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: Transgender, female comedians, family, supportive siblings
    ONE MINUTE: Backstage with her brother at her side, a rising comedian prepares for her turn at the mic.

    Entry #23 of 28 Plays Later (2023)
  • I Forgot To Title This Play by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, experimental + 1 more
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    Keyword: absurd, lazy writing + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, experimental, farce
    Keyword: absurd, lazy writing, 28 plays later
    ONE MINUTE: I forgot to summarize this play.

    Entry #26 of 28 Plays Later (2023)
  • The Other Riddle of The Sphinx by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: movement/physical
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    Keyword: riddle, absurd + 2 more
    Genre: movement/physical
    Keyword: riddle, absurd, movement, comic surrealism
    ONE MINUTE: The clock has struck noon. You know what that means!

    Day 5 of 28 Plays Later (2023) - A Riddle Play
  • The Name Game by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: queer, found family + 2 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: queer, found family, naming, chosen family
    ONE MINUTE: Two found family members discuss names and methods of choosing one for oneself.

    Entry #25 of 28 Plays Later (2023) - inspired by Brief 26 - Today we write about our names.
  • Relaxation Is Hard Work by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: boredom, Relaxation + 1 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: boredom, Relaxation, modern technology
    ONE MINUTE: It's a dog day afternoon, and two friends are struggling to decide how to relax.

    Entry #24 of 28 Plays Later (2023)
  • Run Along Now by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: movement/physical, young audiences
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    Keyword: Childhood, Gender Expression + 1 more
    Genre: movement/physical, young audiences
    Keyword: Childhood, Gender Expression, teasing
    ONE MINUTE: A nice day of playing at the park leads to a quiet moment between mother and son.

    Entry #12 of 28 Plays Later (2023)
  • Something Gay and Dumb by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: bros, wordplay + 2 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: bros, wordplay, yes homo, a short comedy
    ONE MINUTE: Just two bros, doing what bros do best.

    Entry #13 of 28 Plays Later (2023)
  • Target Audience by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 11
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof + 1 more
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    Keyword: theater-related satire, one minute sketch
    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof, satire
    Keyword: theater-related satire, one minute sketch
    ONE-MINUTE: Two model theater patrons discuss their excitement for the festival's play offerings.
  • Waiting by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: waiting room, Hospital + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: waiting room, Hospital, loss, ghosts
    ONE MINUTE: A man waits for news about his ailing father.

    Entry #20 of 28 Plays Later (2023)
  • The Moon's Blessing by Sam Heyman
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    7–20
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    Genre: fable/folktale, movement/physical
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    Keyword: movement, the moon + 2 more
    Genre: fable/folktale, movement/physical
    Keyword: movement, the moon, young love, seeking
    FREE FORM LENGTH, MOVEMENT: A young lover yearns for love, and hopes he can receive the moon's blessing. What blessing the moon has to offer may vary from what he expects, however.

    A Noh-inspired piece, "The Moon's Blessing" is my 9th entry in 28 Plays Later (2023).