About the Show

Cephus loses love, and grapples with identity in the revival of this acclaimed play.

Cephus Miles initially holds the world within his toughened hands, but loses it when his love, Pattie Mae, leaves for college and marries someone else.

Originally staged by the Negro Ensemble Company in 1979 and showcased in Roundabout's Refocus Project's inaugural year, Samm-Art Williams' Home unfolds as a potent and harmonious coming-of-age story, amplifying the resilient essence of individuals in America seeking a sense of belonging.

Kenny Leon, known for A Soldier’s Play, directs the revival of this Tony-nominated play.

Critic Reviews (14)

"the play’s dramatic method prevents its grimmer parts from being fully effective."
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"This play shines in the details. By the end it has won you over into joy."
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"Home is a fast-talking thrill of 90 minutes"
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"Williams’s play is responding to trends in the heat of its moment"
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"The speech...resembles a cycle of lyric poems voiced by high-minded, plain-living folk."
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"It may take a while for audiences to tune in to the play’s rollicking rhythms."
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"...is richly poetic play about quest for inner peace"
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"Under Kenny Leon’s direction, all three turn out rare tour-de-force performances"
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Creative team

Woman One/Pattie Mae Wells