▁Gun . ▁Daniel s ▁appeared ▁in ▁an ▁Off - B road way ▁production ▁of ▁David ▁Har ro wer ' s ▁Black bird ▁alongside ▁All ison ▁P ill ▁whom ▁he ▁would ▁later ▁reun ite ▁with ▁in ▁A aron ▁S ork in ' s ▁The ▁News room . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Daniel s ▁founded ▁the ▁Pur ple ▁Rose ▁Theatre ▁Company , ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁stage ▁company ▁in ▁Ch else a , ▁Michigan ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Wo ody ▁Allen ▁movie , ▁The ▁Pur ple ▁Rose ▁of ▁C airo , ▁which ▁Daniel s ▁star red ▁in . ▁Daniel s ▁has ▁written ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁dozen ▁plays ▁for ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁after ▁a ▁ 1 6 ▁year ▁long ▁absence , ▁Daniel s ▁returned ▁to ▁Broadway ▁in ▁Y asm ina ▁Re za ' s ▁original ▁play ▁God ▁of ▁Car n age ▁alongside ▁Hope ▁Davis , ▁James ▁Gand olf ini , ▁and ▁Mar cia ▁Gay ▁H arden . ▁The ▁play ▁cent ers ▁around ▁two ▁sets ▁of ▁parents ▁who ▁agree ▁to ▁meet ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁fight ▁among ▁their ▁respective ▁sons . ▁Their ▁meeting ▁starts ▁out ▁civil ized ▁however , ▁as ▁the ▁evening ▁goes ▁on , ▁the ▁parents ▁become ▁increasing ly ▁child ish , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁de vol ving ▁into ▁cha os . ▁The ▁play ▁deb uted ▁at ▁The ▁Bernard ▁B . ▁Jacob s ▁Theatre ▁in ▁pre views ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁officially