Productions

Workshop 
- Joint Stock workshop on sexual politics in 1978-1979
- Actors would role play opposite genders
         - Actors were not picked on ability but with diversity of sexual identities in mind
- Explored gender as not what a person is but what a person does
- Title came from a guest who, when talking about her marriage, stated “Now we have sex sometimes as much as twice a week and I’m on Cloud 9”

Original Production
- opened 14 February 1979
- Premiered at Dartington College of Arts, Devon England
- Produced by Joint Stock
- Shortly after moved on tour to the Royal Court Theater in 1979

Theatre de Lys
- Renamed Lucille Lortel Theatre
- First American production
- May 18, 1981- September 4, 1983
- Ran for over two years with 971 performances

- Directed by Tommy Tune
      - Ten Tony Awards and the National Medal of Arts
      - Only person to win in four categories

- Differences in double casting in Act II
Royal Court Theater 
- Betty is played by Edward
- Edward is played by Betty
- Cathy is played by Clive
- Gerry is played by Joshua

 Theatre de Lys
- Betty is played by Ellen
- Edward is played by Clive
- Cathy played by Joshua
- Gerry played by Betty


- Won three Obie Awards: Playwright, Direction and Performance
- Won two Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Feature Actor and Outstanding Director

- After this production, it wasn't seen in New York in a major production for 30 years

              Kyle, Fiona. “The Creation of Cloud 9.” Hartford Stage, www.hartfordstage.org/stagenotes/comedy-of-errors/creation-of-cloud-9/.