There is so much packed into this short play. The mythology is skillfully blended into a modern story of motherhood, growing up and individuality. The challenge of every parent to let their children blossom and also not lose their own personalities is what will connect audiences to this play in a heartwarming way.

Extremely short, but does the job. Being a mother is 18+ years, but womanhood is your whole life. It is hard to navigate the after of any long engagement because women are expected to just deal. I think about all the time what my mother likes/dislikes, who she talks to, if she has hobbies, etc. I am interested to see two branch off short plays. One about the daughter's next, and one of the mother's next.

This is a fine mother-daughter play. YOU BEFORE ME can be read without knowledge of the Demeter - Persephone - Hades myth. But refreshing my memory of the mythical antecedents gave added depth to the tension between Seph and Deme. I love it that Seph and her husband are realtors in Florida and that Seph has come into her own - so well that she can give just the right loving attention (nourishment) to her mother. Samantha Marchant has authored a very warm and heartfelt play for every season.