The play was initially produced at Yale University in 1975, as Wasserstein's master's thesis.
The play premiered Off-Broadway in a production by the Phoenix Theatre on November 21, 1977 and closed on December 4, 1977 after 22 performances. It was directed by Steven Robman and performed at the Marymount Manhattan Theatre, New York.
The play was revived Off-Broadway by the Second Stage Theatre, in a production at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, running from October 26, 1994 to January 1, 1995. Directed by Carole Rothman, the cast featured Joan Buddenhagen (Leilah).
Uncommon Women and Others (1977), is the first play by noted 20th-century American playwright Wendy Wasserstein. Wasserstein wrote the play that was representative of her time at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts for her thesis at the Yale School of Drama and thus serves as a memory play. Wasserstein was disappointed she had never been assigned plays written by female playwrights nor did they incorporate any female directors during her time there. The play is about a group of women who come together in 1978 and relieve their time at Mount Holyoke College, Wasserstein's alma mater, in 1972–73 during second wave feminism and their journey to becoming the women they aspire to be to achieve their relationship and career goals.
Plot summary
Alumnae of Mount Holyoke College (Wasserstein's alma mater) meet for lunch six years after they graduate in 1978 to catch up about their lives after college. The play is a memory play thus contains series of flashbacks to the 1972–73 school year as seven seniors and one freshman try to discover their true path in life in the wake of second-wave feminism. The play focuses less on plot development and more on the different types of women presented in the play and the common themes between them. The characters lie on a spectrum between the more traditional Susie to an isolated and dreamy characters like Carter. The action of the play starts with the reunion of 5 graduates as they compare stories about various activities they've done since college, then resumes with interlaced stories of their last year in college and how those experienced shaped how they became the individuals they are.
Uncommon Women and Others (1978), is a made-for-television film (based upon the play of the same name. Wendy Wasserstein wrote both the original play as well as the teleplay for the televised production. It was shown in May, 1978 as part of the Great Performances series on PBS. It was directed by Steven Robman and included all of the original cast from the 1977 Off-Broadway debut (with the exception of Glenn Close who was replaced by Meryl Streep).
Plot summary
Alumnae of Mount Holyoke College (Wasserstein's alma mater) meet for lunch one day in 1978 and talk about their time together in college. The play is thus a series of flashbacks to the 1972-1973 school year as eight seniors and one freshman try to "discover themselves" in the wake of second-wave feminism.
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Union Leader
19 Jun 2023
Union Leader
19 Jun 2023