This was an interesting review of the 60s-80s in America, as seen through the experiences of the titular character as she tries to figure out what it means to be a woman. For being the main character, she doesn't have a very strong presence for most of the play. Mostly she is "acted upon" throughout the play by friends trying to latch onto their own identities as feminists or wives or mothers or professionals. I enjoyed the flashes of chemistry in particular scenes, even if they tended to be with a particular asshole-ish male character. I'll be interesting to see how this is when performed live.

The Heidi Chronicles takes a young woman seeking her "best" self through the different stages of her life. A feminist, Heidi, is before her time in many ways as an art historian. Through her friends and her relationships with Scoop and Peter, the idealism of youth seems to bend to the traditional paths of money and status.
In the end, I believe that Heidi had started to know that her happiness did not depend on any outside forces and she began to embrace what she truly wanted in her life.
I have rarely ever read plays. This is one I would like to see performed.

Lifetime TV movie level writing.

Some plays read better than others; this is one I think needs the nuance of voice and facial expressions to help with comprehension. I can't believe I've never seen this performed! Anyway, there are bits I'm just not sure I understood, characters I'm just not sure how I'm supposed to feel about. But the language is so spot on and the banter is so real...I trust that, when seen and heard, all would be revealed.

As an aside, I also find amusing the fact that this reads, and strongly, as a period piece now, when it was actually set in the then near future when first performed.

Had to put it on pause for a little while because of school reading, but I enjoyed it.

I read this play as part of a play selection committee for a community theatre near me, so that's my preamble. Personally, I enjoyed the story. It's a very interesting episodic chronicle through the women's movement. The author made a note about using periaktoi to change scenes quickly. None of the locations are super important to the story, so I think minimalist is key. Overall, the only complication I see is costume changes through the different scenes as they jump a few years in between, but as it's pretty much the 70s and 80s it shouldn't be too hard, but should be kinda fun to put together. I'd definitely see it.

Reading a play is never as good as watching a play.

Follows Heidi in her quest to "have it all." At times it is insightful but I feel like ending the play with Heidi adopting a baby as the way to find happiness was...unfortunate.

Another play I read for class but forgot to log during the year. Although the structure is somewhat dated, the strength of the dialogue and the richly developed characters easily overcome any of these minor flaws.

I enjoyed this play because the themes are still relevant to today’s culture. Even though it’s 20 years old, the play’s themes on feminism, female empowerment, friendship, culture, society, etc. are still true today. This was an interesting play. If you’re interested in feminism writing, you should give this a read.

I'm on a bit of a Wendy Wasserstein kick. This play won the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony in 1989. Even though the play is over 20 years old, the themes presented are still valid.

This play had some interesting ideas, and I liked Heidi, though it all ends up feeling a little dated by the end.

This is a case where the real emotional content of the play isn't dated, but many of the details and references are. Still a good play, but too many of the trendy conversation topics and activities that the characters engage in seem a little trite now.

need an AU where each scene is just Scoop repeatedly getting run over by a garbage truck