 The organization's first production, "City Junket" written by Kenward Elmslie and designed by Red Grooms, opened in 1980 accompanied by a smaller staging of "Litany" by John Ashbery with sets by Alex Katz.The next season saw the production of Edwin Denby's "Four Plays by Edwin Denby", a play originally written for one of Andy Warhol's uncompleted film projects, with sets designed by Elizabeth Murray and costumes by Judith Shea under the direction of Bob Holman.Also produced were "The Heroes" by John Ashbery with sets by Jane Freilicher and "Shopping and Waiting" by James Schuyler on a set designed by Alex Katz.