Good night, Wendy

Wendy Wasserstein has passed away. A strong voice in the theatre. She gave us sparkling women with dimensions and curves and with real problems. Their conflicts were everyone's conflicts. Not just women's. The striving to live a good life: alone or with someone. The ruminations on family. Living an intelligent life without shame. She showed us women who struggled with choices. Men who struggled with women who struggled. She'll be missed.

She also had skill, talent and a great laugh. Everything a playwright should have.

She said one time when she was in rehearsals for the Heidi Chronicles that she was fretting about the production. Full of anxitety. The director turned to her and said go home and write a play. She realized that was exactly what she should be doing and wrote "The Sisters Rosensweig".

I'll miss her plays and her laugh.

I'll miss her voice. Good night, Wendy. *click on picture for Chicago Sun-Times obit