By Peter J. Ward   “The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.” – Charles Dickens When Delia Ephron was writing her best-selling book “Left on Tenth”, she often wondered if the story she was telling would transfer to a stage play. “I thought, ‘I bet this is a play’,” she said. “When you’re a writer, you know when something’s something else.” So, when she approached her friend Broadway producer Daryl Roth with the idea of turning her memoir into a play, Roth (winner of 13 Tony Awards) said she saw something beyond a story of living after loss and finding love. “I knew right away it was a play, but it was also an opportunity to portray a sector of the population rarely represented on stage,” Roth said. With more than 90 productions under her belt, Roth has won seven Pulitzer Prizes for her work as a producer, so she knows a thing or two about bringing talent together with amazing results. “I love telling stories about brave and courageous women,” Roth said. “That’s always been part of my mission, and it had that. [But] it also had love for a certain group of people that are not often depicted on stage.” “Unfortunately, after the age of 50, we all know someone who lost someone or we lost someone to a medical condition that devastates families and friends,” said Ephron. Roth recalled reading the book and thinking immediately of the Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman. “I thought there might be a synergy here. She’ll either really respond to it or she’ll say, ‘Not for me’. I knew it was going to be one of those two things. And so, I called her and I asked if she would meet...... Read more on Full Issue!