It's Only A Play
by Terrence Mcnally

Name: It's Only A Play
Brand: Terrence Mcnally
SKU: 9780822205821
Rating: 3.59 (111 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

120 mins American Comedy

Awards & Recognition

Drama Desk Award Tony Award

Nominee: 2015 Tony Award Nominee: 2015 Drama Desk Award

Synopsis

A PLAY IN TWO ACTS

Themes American Drama

Press Reviews

"At the heart of the humor is the sublime narcissism of the professional players and their honest conviction that nothing matters except the theater. You really must laugh at McNally’s unquenchable wit – but those sloppy-kiss tributes to the theater are deeply felt and honestly moving."
— Variety

"A maliciously funny diatribe about the desperate and demented business of producing a play on Broadway."
— Associated Press

"This is the sort of comedy that puts the broad in Broadway, with a genuinely funny script boasting pointed barbs at theater mainstays... It’s Only A Play is a poison-pen mash note to New York theater, at once gleefully bitchy and affectionate."
— Entertainment Weekly

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Julia Budder The producer. Attractive and genuinely nice.	—	—	The producer. Attractive and genuinely nice.
Ira Drew The critic. Wears glasses and has food stains on his tie.	male	—	The critic. Wears glasses and has food stains on his tie.
Frank Finger The director. Soon to be knighted.	—	—	The director. Soon to be knighted.
Virginia Noyes The star. She has an electronic bracelet on her ankle.	female	—	The star. She has an electronic bracelet on her ankle.
James Wicker The best friend. He used to be a stage actor.	male	—	The best friend. He used to be a stage actor.
Gus P. Head The temporary help. Fresh off the farm.	—	—	The temporary help. Fresh off the farm.
Peter Austin The playwright. Everything is riding on tonight.	—	—	The playwright. Everything is riding on tonight.