directed by joe mantello, the off-broadway cast featured cassie beck (aimee), reed birney (erik), jayne houdyshell (deirdre), lauren klein (fiona "momo" blake), arian moayed (richard), and sarah steele (brigid). while off-broadway, the script won the 2016 obie awards for karam's playwriting and houdyshell's performance. the off-broadway cast moved to broadway.