The Heidi chronicles: A play by Wendy Wasserstein

pretty good! uncommon women and others was my favorite of the plays here but i liked them all. so nice to read something for school that isn't painful to get thru <3

Some may find this dated, but I think it hoped up really well. I read The Heidi Chronicles when it was first produced and recently listened to the original cast read it again. It made me get down my copy and read it all over.

Makes me yearn to see women equally valued in the world and not forced into predefined roles. Which of course would make it easier for men to be valued for who they are and not the roles they are forced into playing. There is not as much room between Scoop stuck in his successful power broker role and the sad father in Bechdel’s Fun Home abused by himself and abusing others.

Wendy Wasserstein you left far too quickly.

The Heidi Chronicles ***

While it has been a while since I read this, I remember loving her powerful voice.

This collection of three plays is not only entertaining but beautifully capture a segment of the Baby Boomer population – namely, the idealistic, professional women who embraced feminism and tried to make sense of what having it all means. All three plays are excellent, and I say this as someone who is generally lukewarm about the Baby Boomers and their tendency towards narcissistic naval-gazing. Ms. Wasserstein walks a fine line in exploring the issues that concerned her and her compatriots while avoiding self-centered ranting. In a way, the three remind me of a less commercial When Harry Met Sally. Recommended.

Uncommon Women & Others - 2 stars - may have been great with the original cast that included Swoosie Kurtz, Glenn Close.
Isn't It Romantic - 3 -
The Heidi Chronicles - 3.5 stars - had some funny moments

I am bizarrely offended that Heidi had nothing to do with this.

When I requested this from the library I thought I was getting the play “The Heidi Chronicles” and I was, but I was also getting “Uncommon Women and Others” and “Isn’t It Romantic.” What a delightful combination! The first is a play from 1977 that I knew well then; I did Holly’s monologue in college. “Isn’t It Romantic” I knew only from Wasserstein’s biography. “The Heidi Chronicles” I’d heard of – I don’t quite live under a rock— it won the Pulitzer Prize and Tony, but I haven’t seen a production of it. “Uncommon Women” is dated, but it’s also still a wonderful piece of writing and I’d love to see it staged again. “Isn’t it Romantic” is from 1983 and it’s about Janie and Harriet who have moved back to New York City after going to college, their parents and their lovers and their careers. “The Heidi Chronicles” came to Broadway in 1989 and takes place in roughly chronological scenes from 1965 to 1989 and is about these years in the lives of Heidi Holland and Susan Johnston, their boyfriends, careers and families. It’s a great play with dialogue that jumps off the page. As one of the characters might say: "A+!"

I haven't read Uncommon Women and Others & Isn't It Romantic, but I love the Heidi Chronicles! (And not just because of the name)

i really like all three of these plays. wasserstein had such a unique voice and she is evocative of her time.

Did a live reading of Uncommon Women and then read through the other two plays on my own. I performed a monologue from The Heidi Chronicles when I was in high school, but for the life of me I cannot recall which it was. In any case, the trio is enjoyable to read through -- with plenty of witty and welcome commentary on women in western society. I do wish I could see these in theatre though, especially Heidi Chronicles since I am curious to know if someone would (and if so how) update the technological aspects of the play. For example, there is a reliance on the home answering machine that just doesn't jive with how we live today, but it definitely adds to the ambiance and plot.