The play was first staged by
Yale Repertory Theatre from April 28-May 20, 2017, directed by
Anne Kauffman. The play was commissioned through Yale's Binger Center for New Theatre. The play was the recipient of the 2016 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award and was also awarded a grant through the Laurents/Hatcher Foundation. It was the second play Herzog had developed at Yale, the first being
Belleville. The play was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, the oldest and largest prize awarded exclusively to women playwrights. The play was next staged Off-Broadway by the New York Theatre Workshop from September 6 - October 29, 2017. For the title role of Mary Jane,
Carrie Coon was nominated for the
Drama Desk Award and received an
Obie Award for her performance. The Off-Broadway production also received 7
Lucille Lortel nominations. The play opened on Broadway at the
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre as part of
Manhattan Theatre Club's 2023–2024 season, again directed by Anne Kauffman. The production began previews on April 2, 2024 and officially opened on April 23, 2024. The production closed after a limited engagement run on June 30, 2024. == Awards and nominations ==