When the production company first arrived in Los Angeles, the cast and crew were "intimidated" by Scientologists.[28] Scientology officials had previously visited the New York City production in the midst of rehearsals and handed out "documentation of court cases where the Church of Scientology had successfully prosecuted those seeking to disparage the Church's methods."[28] Director/creator Alex Timbers characterized these events as "terrifically wonderful and intimidating".[28] Editors from the Los Angeles Times received phone calls from Scientologists urging them not to write about the play.[2][28] In addition, the parents of one of the children from the cast received phone calls from members of the entertainment industry who were Scientologists.