Before We're Gone NYC Reviews and Tickets

82%

(64 Ratings)

Positive

91%

Mixed

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Members say

Great acting, Absorbing, Romantic, Thought-provoking, Entertaining

About the Show

In this new drama, a Pulitzer-winning playwright, screenwriter and outspoken political activist has disappeared from her high-profile life in New York and Hollywood to hide under an assumed name.

While staying at a secluded seaside motel in Santa Barbara, California. she is surprised by an unexpected visit from a man with whom she had a brief relationship 25 years earlier, when she was 36 and at the height of her Broadway fame. He was naïve, 20, and studying to be a Catholic priest. They met during the 1950’s in Reno's famous art-deco Mapes Hotel, where she was staying for her six-weeks divorce, and he was working in the hotel while on sabbatical from the Franciscan Order, struggling to resolve doubts about the priesthood and himself. Over the last 25 years, they have not seen each other nor spoken.

Show-Score Member Reviews (64)

Great acting, Slow, Profound, Thought-provoking

See it if an intimate drama on a small stage works for you.She,a famous writer, he,a naïve seminarian, 20 yrs her junior.They meet again after 25yrs.

Don't see it if multiple themes including religion, suicide, euthanasia are not of interest to you. Read more

Absorbing, Great acting, Romantic

See it if you like storylines about relationships, great writing, and thought provoking themes.

Don't see it if you don't like clichéd female celebrity characters. Read more

Great writing / intelligent book, Thought-provoking, Very well-staged, Resonant / absorbing / moving, Some strong performances

See it if you'd enjoy a 2hr well-written & well-performed drama, depicted in real-time (1981) & in "medicated" flashbacks, w/various minor characters.

Don't see it if you prefer clear & concise linear plays. If your mind wanders, &/or you're uncomfortable w/actors playing various roles, it ain't your show. Read more

Absorbing, Great acting, Great staging

See it if Want good writing and good acting.

Don't see it if You don't like melodrama

Absorbing, Romantic, Thought-provoking, Intelligent

See it if Romantic. Soap operaish. Realistic and relevant.

Don't see it if Deals with life, death, cancer. If you are against euthanasia do not see this show

Great acting, Intelligent, Relevant, Romantic, Thought-provoking

See it if you are interested on themes of death and and assisted suicide. And a love story across many years.

Don't see it if you are triggered by themes of assisted suicide and a lot of cigarette smoke.

Clever, Ambitious, Entertaining, Great acting, Masterful

See it if You enjoy a brilliant leading lady and a good script.

Don't see it if You're looking for anything terribly deep or meaningful. Read more

Great acting, Absorbing, Romantic, Resonant, Entertaining

See it if You like a romantic film noir type of play with good acting and writing.

Don't see it if You don’t like romantic themes with a lot of conversation.

Critic Reviews (2)

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