The play premiered Off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club New York City Center Stage 1, opening on November 1, 2001, and closing on January 2, 2002.
[1][2] Directed by Christopher Ashley, the cast starred Sarah Jessica Parker (Cass Harris), Marylouise Burke (Karla), Kevin Chamberlin (Captain Mike), Kristine Nielsen (Lois Coleman), Amy Sedaris (Barbara, Janie, a marriage counselor and various) and Alan Tudyk (Kip).
[2] The play had a reading in November 1999 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.[4] It was Lindsay-Abaire's second success as a playwright, following his breakout hit Fuddy Meers, which also premiered at Manhattan Theatre Club.
[6] In the play, a woman named Cass suddenly leaves her husband Kip (after discovering his sexual fetish involving Barbie heads), and hops a bus to Niagara Falls in search of freedom, enlightenment, and the meaning of life.
In the meantime, Cass's journey from Park Slope, Brooklyn to Niagara Falls offers enough fun -- especially given its slick staging and performances -- to make you forget the troubles in the real world which compensates for its shortcomings".