Cul-de-sac premiered off-Broadway in April 2006 in a Transport Group production, with Jack Cummings III as director and featuring Cariani performing as Joe Jones.
"[4] A production of Cul-de-sac was presented at High Point University in April 2016, and the play (directed by Adam Fitzgerald) was performed at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York City, in October 2016.
[6] Following massive re-writes, the production premiered at the Cape Cod Theatre Project in July 2017.
Cariani's work was directed by Tony nominee Moritz von Stuelpnagel and produced by Declan Kunkel.
[7] The cast featured Rachel Botchan as Diane, Meredith Holzman as Christy, Charles Socarides as James, Torsten Hillhouse as Brian, Angel Desai as Irene, and Justin Hagan as Joe Jones.