, ▁and ▁its ▁result ant ▁inf amy ▁and ▁obsc en ity ▁trial ▁in ▁M emph is , ▁Tennessee . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁originally ▁was ▁produced ▁Off - B road way ▁at ▁the ▁ 4 5 ▁B lee cker ▁Street ▁theatre . ▁Pre views ▁began ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁with ▁Mal col m ▁Mad era ▁as ▁Re ems ▁and ▁L ori ▁Gard ner ▁as ▁Lov el ace ▁for ▁director ▁Jerry ▁Douglas . ▁Bert ol ino ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁producer . ▁Add itional ▁cast ▁members ▁include ▁Graham ▁Stuart ▁Allen , ▁Frank ▁Block er , ▁Stephen ▁Hope , ▁John - Char les ▁Kelly , ▁R ita ▁Re hn ▁and ▁Zach ▁Weg ner . ▁ ▁It ▁opened ▁October ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁and ▁ab rupt ly ▁closed ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁following ▁a ▁dispute ▁with ▁the ▁ven ue ' s ▁land l ord . ▁ ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁production ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁Bert ol ino ▁transferred ▁the ▁production ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Following ▁one ▁week ▁of ▁pre views , ▁it ▁opened ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁ran ▁through ▁April ▁ 1 4 . ▁Douglas ▁returned ▁to ▁direct . ▁Block er ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁cast ▁member ▁to ▁repr ise ▁his ▁roles ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁production . ▁Marc ▁G ins burg ▁and ▁Nat asha ▁Charles ▁Parker ▁were ▁cast ▁as ▁Re ems ▁and ▁Lov el ace , ▁respectively , ▁joining ▁Bre tt ▁A