Before You Go (play)

Before You Go
Written by	Lawrence Holofcener
Date premiered	11 January 1968
Place premiered	Henry Miller Theatre
Setting	Greenwich Village

Before You Go is a 1968 comedy play about the relationship between an actress and a sculptor.^[1]

The critic from Time magazine praised the play, saying that :

The two character man-woman play is now a Broadway staple. Lawrence Holofcener's Before You Go ranks with Two for the Seesaw and The Owl and the Pussycat as the best of the genre. Wry, perceptive, honest, sad, funny and tender, it is compassionately discerning about two people who are not quite wise to themselves.^[2]

The critic from the New York Times was less enthusiastic but said the play "unwinds pleasantly enough."^[3]

Despite this the play did not enjoy a long run. It was produced in London in 1969^[4] and Washington in 1970.^[5]

References

1. Playbill from original production accessed 16 June 2013
2. Review in Time magazine 19 January 1968 accessed 7 July 2013
3. The Theater: 'Before You Go' Opens: Comedy by Holofcener at Henry Miller's By DAN SULLIVAN. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 12 Jan 1968: 20.
4. Theater in London Offers New Play On 'Seesaw' Theme Special to The New York TimesIRVING WARDLE.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 09 Apr 1969: 51.
5. 'Before You Go' Gets 2d Chance: Drama Coe, Richard L. The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973) [Washington, D.C] 16 July 1970: C10.

External links

• Before You Go at the Internet Broadway Database