At the same time, Sorkin was contacted by Jocelyn Clarke, the commissions manager of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, requesting he write a play for them, a commission which he accepted.
U isto vrijeme, Sorkina je kontaktirala Jocelyn Clarke, menadžerica povjerenstva u Abbey kazalištu u Dublinu, tražeći od njega da za njih napiše kazališni komad na što je Sorkin i pristao.