What You Did Say

10 minute, 2M, 2F

The Exit Theatre, Short Play Festival, June 2024
Boxland Media, Brave Stories Festival, August 2025
Winding Road Theatre, Eight 10s in Tucson, May 2026
Published in River and South Review Summer 2025 Issue

Poster for a play titled "What You Did Say" by Sam Heyman, featuring a photo of four individuals sitting in chairs on a stage with black curtains behind them. The poster also mentions the event is part of Boxland Media's 2025 Brave Stories Festival in Worthington, Ohio, in August 2025.

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...

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Watch the recording from Eight 10s in Tucson below!

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