It's Only A Play

By Terrance McNally

Performance Dates

Friday, July 9th – 7:30 PM

Saturday, July 10th –  7:30 PM

Sunday, July 11th – 2:00 PM

Friday, July 16th - 7:30 PM

Saturday, July 17th - 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM

Sunday, July 18th - 2:00 PM

Mandeville Hall at the Clemens Center

207 Clemens Center Parkway

Elmira, NY 14901

It’s opening night on Broadway, and the champagne is flowing—but behind the glamour, a group of theatre insiders is anxiously hiding away in an upstairs bedroom, waiting for the reviews of their new show, The Golden Egg. For this crowd, a critic’s opinion can make or break a career, and nobody is taking any chances!

There’s the excitable playwright, the wildly unpredictable director, a fading Hollywood star hoping for a comeback, a producer with plenty riding on the production, an actor who chose television over the stage, a sharp-tongued critic, and an aspiring performer hoping for a big break. As the reviews roll in, egos clash, insecurities erupt, and the outrageous antics of show business take center stage.

With biting wit, outrageous characters, and plenty of backstage chaos, Terrence McNally’s It’s Only a Play hilariously skewers Broadway’s ambition, vanity, and obsession with success—while celebrating the wonderfully ridiculous people who can’t imagine doing anything else.

Because in the theatre, the only thing more dramatic than the show itself might just be the people waiting to hear what everyone thought of it!

Join Elmira Little Theatre for a backstage comedy where the reviews are nerve-racking, the egos are enormous, and the laughs are anything but limited!

Opening night. Rave reviews. Glowing praise.

What could possibly go wrong?