Hilmy and Simon were hired by the Annoyance Theater to create a dark comedy and agitprop play about the United States Detention Center at Guantanamo Bay.
The characters, as they are listed in the script: Setting: Colonel John Bogdan the Third’s personal office and a utility closet converted into a green room.
Hoping to use this opportunity to get these media figures to help spread the word about Guantanamo Bay, after each interview the warden pleads for the celebrity guests help.
The original production was directed by Kyle Dolan and its cast consisted of Neal Dandade, James Freetly, Mike Geraghty, Mishu Hilmy, April Hutter, Anna Irving, Adam Levin, Eric Simon, and JP Thomas.
[1] In remembrance of 9/11, Playbill listed the work as one of 13 shows inspired by the tragedies of the September 11 terrorist attacks, their aftermath, and the rebuilding of America.
Justin Hayford of the Chicago Reader stated, "The few pointed moments in Eric Simon and Mishu Hilmy's diluted social satire show how great things might have been."