It's Only a Play
| It's Only a Play | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Terrence McNally |
| Characters | Julia Budder Peter Austin James Wicker Virginia Noyes Frank Finger Ira Drew Gus P. Head Emma |
| Date premiered | November 1982 |
| Place premiered | Actors and Directors Theatre New York City |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Waiting for reviews of a new Broadway play |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | A home in Manhattan |
It's Only a Play is a play by Terrence McNally. The play originally opened off-off-Broadway in 1982. It was revived off-Broadway in 1986, and on Broadway in 2014. The plot concerns a party where a producer, playwright, director, actors and their friends eagerly wait for the opening night reviews of their Broadway play.