 The play had its world premiere at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., from May 22 to July 16, 2000.The play had a reading in November 1999 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.It was Lindsay-Abaire's second success as a playwright, following his breakout hit "Fuddy Meers", which also premiered at Manhattan Theatre Club.