←Recommendations of Being Wendy Wasserstein - A monologue

Oh, how I wish I knew what Wendy Wasserstein would have been writing today! Thankfully, we have Karen Fix Curry's Being Wendy Wasserstein, to still hear her humorous, insightful voice as she looks at her life. This monologue which is filled with the 'meat and potatoes' of playwrights' lives inspires us again to do the kind of work she was doing: listening, discovering... Curry captures her well and this would be a great monologue for any actress.

I could hear Wendy Wasserstein herself in this incredible monologue about her journey as a playwright in the 70's and beyond. Her characters and stories are so important and ring true to this day. A great monologue for 50+ women.

Wonderfully captures the spirit of Wasserstein and her writing, but it's also a remarkable inspirational piece for anyone to read or perform.

This monologue is full of all of the honest soul searching, humor and chutzpah that belonged to the fabulous Wendy Wasserstein. As Curry so eloquently states, she did create characters that sounded like us. And when I heard Wendy's characters speak, I too decided to write a play. This can be a great introduction of her life and work to a new generation.

Young playwrights or emerging playwrights of any age should read this stellar monologue about the life journey of Wendy Wasserstein, a singular American playwright. It reminds us to not only look to our American masters of playwriting, and learn about their approach to craft and characters of identity, but look inward and capture through our plays what is special about our own American identity and also our friends through our characters. And be bold, write about political ideas, let our stories explore ideologies. A smart choice for any festival celebrating women of American history.

A very solid monologue, that really captures Wendy's character and her journey well.

I love Wasserstein and her courage to speak authentically, to tell her truth, and that is captured so brilliantly in this monologue. This is beautiful and I think everybody should read it.

I wanted to act in every play Wasserstein wrote. She spoke to me and for me. Karen Fix Curry captures the essence of this amazing playwright. The ending - where Wasserstein mentions not wanting to be political - but writing her characters is political - is a truth. Beautiful, honest and moving, it made me miss acting. And miss Wasserstein even more.

This terrific monologue drops us into the heart and mind of a hero, a self-deprecating, funny, insightful word warrior, made very real and accessible in Curry's capable hands. This meaty language would be a gift to an actor, and in this story, we see so much about history, and about becoming the future, and the potential to become ourselves.

You definitely capture Wendy, in a nice way. I read her biography. It must have been difficult to be a woman playwright in her time. She was an innovator and a brilliant person. Kudo's to women playwrights everywhere, in memory of Wendy.