▁as ▁Sw ain o ▁when ▁the ▁play ▁transferred . ▁The ▁production ▁was ▁generally ▁well - review ed ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁popular , ▁in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁Bern th al ' s ▁st arring ▁role ▁on ▁A MC ' s ▁The ▁Walk ing ▁Dead ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁LA ▁Times ▁and ▁LA ▁Week ly ▁both ▁named ▁it ▁a ▁Crit ic ' s ▁Cho ice ▁and ▁it ▁won ▁many ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁the ater ▁awards . ▁ ▁Off - B road way ▁premi ere ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁M CC ▁Theater ▁intended ▁to ▁include ▁Small ▁Engine ▁Rep air ▁in ▁their ▁ 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 ▁season . ▁It ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁st aged ▁beginning ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁with ▁both ▁Pol l ono ▁and ▁Bern th al ▁attached ▁to ▁repr ise ▁their ▁roles . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁one ▁or ▁possibly ▁both ▁of ▁the ▁actor ' s ▁film ing ▁sched ules ▁( both ▁actors ▁co - star red ▁in ▁the ▁T NT ▁min is eries ▁M ob ▁City ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁production ▁beginning ▁Spring ▁ 2 0 1 3 ), ▁the ▁play ▁was ▁pushed ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 4 ▁season , ▁with ▁pre views ▁beginning ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Ult imately , ▁this ▁schedule ▁change ▁conflic ted ▁with ▁Bern th al ' s ▁own ▁film ing ▁schedule ▁and ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁it ▁was