The first to be tested was medium George Valiantine of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. The granite monument was carved by Vincent Illuzzi of Barre, Vermont. He said that the injury prevented him from playing barre chords. Bombardier built the order in Barre, Vermont. Stone cutting and fabrication were done in Barre, Vermont. A now-retired Admiral Picard lives in solitude on the Picard estate in La Barre, France. The original version of the musical premiered in the town of Barre, Vermont in 2006. An early unpublished review by anthropologist Weston La Barre was more critical. Kostek also worked as a barre instructor.