[2] The New York Times said that while Curran's approach is earnest, it is not "particularly revelatory or theatrical to draw straight lines between related events from childhood and adulthood".
[4] Dalton's Back ran from February 9 to March 5, 1989, at the Circle Rep.[5] Curran's next play, Walking the Dead, follows a lesbian who has a sex change to become a man and is murdered by homophobes.
[4] Simon commented that the purpose of the play, also performed by the Circle Rep, was to "irritate the hell" out of the audience, and that it spewed bile equally at heterosexuals and bisexuals.
[7] Variety said the play "epitomizes the best in small theater: A sharp, funny script ... [which] skewers nearly anything that moves, including filmmakers, publicists, talkshows, award shows, religions, gay activists, journalists and musician Yanni".
While Simon panned the production of Just So, calling it insipid, he singled out Curran and Teresa Burrell stating that their performances were "flavorous" and overcame the poor material.