It is an unconventional romantic comedy set in the midst of working-class New York City life.
Jack Goes Boating premiered Off-Broadway in a Labyrinth Theater Company production on March 18, 2007 at Martinson Hall at the Joseph Papp Public Theater.
[1] Directed by Peter Dubois, the cast starred Philip Seymour Hoffman as Jack, John Ortiz as Clyde, Daphne Rubin-Vega as Lucy, and Beth Cole as Connie.
The show received positive reviews, particularly from The New York Times.
Ben Brantley called it an "immensely likable play".