The Distance From Here was first performed by the Almeida Theatre Company on May 2, 2002. It was directed by David Leveaux; the set design was by Giles Cadle; the costume design was by Edward K. Gibbon; the lighting design was by Mark Henderson; the sound design was by Fergus O’Hare; US casting was by Daniel Swee; UK casting was by Fiona Weir; the fight director was Alison de Burgh; the production manager was Paul Skelton; the company manager was Rupert Carlile; the company stage manager was Maris Sharp; the deputy stage manager waas Sophie Gabszewicz, the assistant stage managers were Helena Lane-Smith and Simon Wilcock; the costume supervisor was Edward K. Gibbon; wardrobe supervision was by Meg Lawrence; Almeida artistic directors: Jonathan Kent and Ian McDiarmid. The cast was as follows:

 

Darrell	Mark Webber
Tim	Jason Ritter
Cammie	Amy Ryan
Shari	Ana Reeder
Rich	Enrico Colantoni
Jenn	Liesel Matthews
Girl	Malaya Rivera Drew
Boy	Joshua Brody
Employee	Alan Sayce