R.I.P. Wendy Wasserstein
It's been a real bad year or so for losing playwrights. Wendy Wasserstein, only 55, died today, from an illness. She was among the best known American woman playwrights, and her breakthrough work, The Heidi Chronicles, gave voice to a generation of women---and a funny voice at that. Her success made it easier for women playwrights to be heard and get productions. While others are nearly as well-known now, she was a pioneer.
Howdy Doodle
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It was four summers ago—nearly five—that Margaret drove the six hours or so
to the Bay Area, to an animal shelter that specialized in small dogs,
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