 It performed poorly and was not well-received, however, and soon after The Five Lesbian Brothers stopped performing.The Five Lesbian Brothers returned to performing in 2005 with "Oedipus at Palm Springs", produced also by NYTW.Whereas earlier plays had been produced for a more specialized audience at the WOW Cafe interested in feminist and lesbian topics, the production of "Oedipus at Palm Springs" was noted for its success with the more mainstream audience of "conventional white, middle-class New Yorkers" at the NYTW.