Uncommon Women and Others (Broadway Theatre Archive)
by Merrily Mossman, Steven Robman
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Actor: Alma Cuervo, Ann McDonough, Ellen Parker, Jill Eikenberry, Swoosie KurtzDirector: Merrily Mossman, Steven Robman
Editor: Edythe Brownstein
Producer: Ann Blumenthal
Producer: Jac Venza
Producer: Phylis Geller
Writer: Wendy Wasserstein
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-05-14
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video
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Movie Review: Don't miss this production.
Summary: 4 Stars
I saw this when it first was broadcast on PBS channel 13 in NY back in 1978.I loved the story line & the great cast of characters,wonderful acting,all the cast members shone through this masterpiece of writing.I was surprised that it was actually on DVD,had it on VHS from a tape that I had made from a rebroadcast on PBS but had lost it.Thank you Wendy Wasserstein.
Summary of Uncommon Women and Others (Broadway Theatre Archive)
Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein's first play. A t a reunion seven years after their graduation from Mount Holyoke College, five former classmat es assess whether they have achieved their youthful goals. In a flashback, the women, all part of a group dubbed "uncommon"--because they were expected to be "amazing" before they reached 30 --relive their senior year and examine the influences that shaped them. "A remarkable first pla y by Wendy Wasserstein." --The New York Post. With Meryl Streep, Jill Eikenberry, Swoos ie Kurtz, Ann McDonough, and Alma Cuervo.Playwright Wendy Wasserstein's acclaimed debut, Uncommon Women and Others, rings with uncommon truth and insight into common human foibles. That's what makes this 1978 television production--as presented by New York's Phoenix Theater--so universally appealing, even if its characters aren't always easy to like. Framed by a present-day luncheon between old friends, the autobiographical play flashes back to 1971, their senior year at Mount Holyoke College, where young women are groomed for "Gracious Living" and high expectations. This distaff Ivy League prompts an abundance of lively introspection from the classmates, including Rita (Swoosie Kurtz), the aspiring novelist who'll never write a novel; Leilah (Meryl Streep), tentatively devoted to a humanitarian future; and Holly (Alma Cuervo), whose identity is troublesomely elusive. This amazing ensemble captures the essence of seven diverse characters, wrapping them in humor, sarcasm, and keenly observant compassion. In Wasserstein's view, these seemingly common women are ultimately unique, after all. --Jeff Shannon
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