“The characters in my play are street women from New Orleans who have relocated on the Upper West Side in 1980 and dealing with the problems of aging and a decreasing clientele, and money. Many of the insights I have into these characters come from knowing you. I have great compassion for the lives these women have led. You have shown me so much about the capacity for women to heal emotional and sexual problems, and I am blessed to be able to share some of what I have learned from you….”