 The play opened Off-Broadway, produced by the Signature Theatre Company, on March 28, 2005, and closed April 17, 2005.Directed by Les Waters, the cast included Lisa Emery (Charlene), Elias Koteas (Clyde), and Suli Holum (Leslie Ann).The central action of "Hot 'N' Throbbing" revolves around the arrival of Clyde late on a Friday night, drunk and intending to proposition Charlene despite a restraining order against him because of past domestic violence.