The Mistress of light, fed my soul with this one.
I am a sucker for a woman of taste and talent

Wendy Wasserstein is amazing :)

The first time I read The Heidi Chronicles, I thought it read flat and couldn't see it at all. But it's one of those play where the more you become acquainted with, the more you like it. It feels like a real theatre students play. It is definitely the strongest of the bunch, but I much prefer 'Isn't it Romantic?', because I like the characters more. Heidi is such a tough nut. They all have the same themes running through them, but man, she can write dialogue like a boss. She's a less wordy waspy Tom Stoppard. 'Uncommon Women and Others' is just, weird. I don't know why it's even a play. But I'm sure once I get more acquainted with it, I'll like it more. A+ form, A- content.

Individually I would give the following ratings:

Uncommon Women and Others - 3 stars

Isn't it Romantic - 3 stars

The Heidi Chronicles - 4 stars


They were all pretty fun to read.
I loved this line in The Heidi Chronicles; "Is that Diane Keaton? I think that's Diane Keaton. .... We'll meet with the network and get going on this. Diane looks terrific! I'd love to get her into a series. But until Meryl does a series, none of them will do a series."

The Heidi Chronicles is easily the best play in this collection. Wasserstein's portrayal of Heidi is real and unsympathetic. The other two plays in this collection - Uncommon Women and Others & Isn't It Romantic - are less fully realized. So I've rated this collection solely on the merits of THC.

Even though Wasserstein's brand of feminism is exactly congruent with my own, I am wondering if maybe it indicates there has been a shift in times and a gal really can "have it all". I liked "Uncommon Women and Others" the best.

Baby Boomers wanted it all and couldn't have it. Sounds like my generation, too.

It was entertaining, but I found most of the characters to be obnoxious and annoying.

A baby boomer coming of age drama won Wasserstein a Pulitzer Prize in 1989. It portrays the life of Heidi Holland from high school in the 1960s through the next 20 years filled with romance and feminism.

re-read January-March, 2023.

"When we're forty-five, we can be pretty fucking amazing."

Comforted and invigorated by Wasserstein's writing, always.

The Heidi Chronicles is one of my all-time favorite plays. The writing is smart, witty and touching.

Thoughts to come on my blog (if I can articulate them...)