It was inspired in part by the crimes of sex offender Toby Studebaker, and depicts a young woman meeting a middle-aged man fifteen years after being sexually abused by him when she was twelve.

She got worried and left to find him, which led to both of them frantically searching for one another and raising suspicions within the small coastal town where they were staying.

[7] In April 2008, the play was revived by David Grindley at the Rose Theatre, Kingston, prior to a national tour of the UK.

[8] In March 2008, the play opened in Mumbai, India, starring Indian film and theatre veterans Akash Khurana and Shernaz Patel.

[9] A 2016 Broadway revival was mounted at the Belasco Theatre on 5 February 2016 (37 previews), and opened officially on 10 March (through 11 June 108 performances), starring Michelle Williams and Jeff Daniels.

[11] Blackbird had a South Korean run on 13 October to 13 November 2016, at the DCF Daemyung Culture Factory Theater in Seoul's Jongno District.