At Esther's Paradise, a small resort in the Catskills, in 1960, Lois urges her best friend Marge to look for a new partner after her fiancé leaves her.
[3][4] Breaking Up Is Hard to Do premiered in 2005, produced at Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, NY, directed by Gordon Greenberg.
[5] The Southeastern United States regional premiere opened at Actor's Playhouse at the Miracle Theater on January 11, 2006, and ran through February 12, 2006.
Gordon Greenberg directed a cast that included Stuart Zagnit (Harvey Feldmann), Edward Staudenmayer (Del Delmonaco), Nora May Lyng (Esther Simowitz), Jaime LaVerdiere (Gabriel Green), Jenny Fellner (Marge Gelman), and Laura Woyasz (Lois Warner).
The cast included Robyn Mellor as Lois, Lauren Cocoracchio as Marge, Damien Walsh as Del, Jonny Muir as Gabe, Katie Paine as Esther, Andrew Bradley as Harvey, Abigail Carter Simpson and Samuel Bailey.