 Against his wishes, O'Neill's widow, Carlotta Monterey, authorized Karl Ragnar Gierow of the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theatre to turn the unfinished work into an acting version.The play was the inaugural production at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, where it opened on April 12, 1967 with Ingrid Bergman, Colleen Dewhurst, and Arthur Hill in the leading roles.Six months later, after eight previews, the Broadway production, with the same cast directed by José Quintero, opened on October 31 at the Broadhurst Theatre, where it closed after 142 performances.