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Home Historic Main Stage October 17-19 · 2025 FRI-SAT 7:30 PM · SUN 2:00 PM The Tony Award nominated play by Pender County’s own Samm-Art Williams in honor of Pender County's 150th Anniversary Celebration OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION on Oct. 17. Optimistic and strong, young Cephus Miles is content to work the land on the small North Carolina farm he inherited from his family. All seems right—until his childhood sweetheart rejects him and goes off to college. Opposed to the war in Vietnam, Cephus refuses to serve and is imprisoned as a draft evader. By the time he is released, Cephus has lost his land to the tax collector, so he heads north to build a new life. With a good job and a slinky new girlfriend, he finds the big city exciting and rewarding – until he stumbles, and finds a new way forward. Samm-Art Williams (1946-2024) was an American playwright, screenwriter, stage and film/TV actor and television producer. Much of his work concerned the African-American experience. He was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his play Home (1979), which moved from the Negro Ensemble Company to a Broadway production in 1980. His other plays include Eyes of the American and Woman from the Town. In the mid-1980s, he was nominated for two Emmy Awards for his work on television, and was the executive producer for the popular shows Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Martin. . In 2011, the Black Rep of St. Louis, Missouri produced the premiere of his play The Montford Point Marine.