An early version of Sexual Perversity in Chicago was first produced at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont by the members of St. Nicholas Theater. The production was directed by Mamet.
The play was a series of blackouts showing various people (waitresses, policemen, investment bankers) having discussions about sex. It featured:
- William H. Macy
- Steven Schachter
- Alison Zucker
- Mary Tibbetts
- Madeleine Dammers
- Peter Vincent
The play was subsequently reworked by Mamet with director Stuart Gordon into the four character structure that made it famous and established David Mamet as a playwright. An earlier Mamet play, Danny Shapiro and his Search for the Mystery Princess, was combined with Sexual Perversity, adding the characters of Bernie Litko and Joan Webber. It was produced and performed by Organic Theater Company in Chicago in June 1974 in a production directed by Stuart Gordon. The cast featured:
- Warren Casey as Bernie Litko
- Eric Loeb as Danny Shapiro
- Carolyn Purdy Gordon as Deborah Soloman
- Roberta Custer as Joan Webber
In December 1975, the play was mounted off-off Broadway at the St. Clements Theatre in New York. An off-Broadway production directed by Albert Takazauckas opened on a double bill with the playwright's The Duck Variations on June 16, 1976 at the Cherry Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village and ran for 273 performances. The cast included F. Murray Abraham and Peter Riegert. Subsequent cast members included Jeff Zinn.
Jake Johannsen first thought of being a comedian when trying out for the Iowa State production of Sexual Perversity in Chicago in the early 1980s.[3]
Blancs-Manteaux Theatre
In 1980, the play was mounted at the Blancs-Manteaux Theatre in Paris, with Daniel Russo and Nathalie Courval.[4]
West End Theatre
In 2003, Matthew Perry made his stage debut in a West End production co-starring Minnie Driver, Hank Azaria, and Kelly Reilly.[5]
Činoherní klub
Directed by Ondřej Sokol. The play had premiered on 18 March 2004 in The Drama Club, Prague.
- Bernard Litko .... Jaromír Dulava
- Joan Weber .... Ivana Chýlková
- Dan Shapiro .... Marek Taclík
- Deborah Solomon .... Lucie Pernetová
