Far East was first produced at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Massachusetts in July 1998. It premiered Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater in January 1999. The director was Daniel Sullivan, with a cast that featured Michael Hayden, Sonnie Brown, Lisa Emery, Bill Smitrovich, and Connor Trinneer. It has since been produced in regional theatres, including the Studio Theatre in Washington, DC in 2001Pressley, Nelson.The Washington Post, September 25, 2001
The play was presented on the Public Television series "Stage on Screen" in 2001.King, Susan.Los Angeles Times, May 25, 2001