Directed by Carole Rothman, the cast featured Annette Bening (Holly Dancer), Timothy Daly (Leo Hart) and Rosemary Murphy (M. J.
[3] The play was produced at the Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, Massachusetts in July 2006, with Jeremy Davidson as Leo Hart, Annie Parisse as Holly Dancer and Patricia Conolly as M.J.
Annette Bening directed and reprised her role as Holly in the livestream as did Tim Daly and most of the original Broadway cast.
Due to the deaths of Rosemary Murphy and Addison Powell (Hamilton Adams), their roles were portrayed in the livestream by Ed Begley Jr. and Mary Kay Place.
Also visiting is Faith, Ariel's Wellesley College roommate, who is pregnant, and who has brought along her adopted daughter Miranda.
In his review in The New York Times, Frank Rich wrote: "In his brilliant lighting...the designer Dennis Parichy has captured the entire spectrum of weather known to habitues of New England beaches in August.