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The Sisters Rosensweig by Wendy Wasserstein.
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In 1989 Wendy Wasserstein became the first woman playwright to win a Tony; that same year she also collected the Pulitzer Prize and the award for best new play from New York Drama Critics Circle. Thes...
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In the following review, Simon praises The Sisters Rosensweig for its convincing characters and humorous dialogue, asserting that the work is Wasserstein's best to date.
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In the following review, Oliver offers praise for The Sisters Rosensweig.
Admirers of Wendy Wasserstein (fan club may be more like it) will be relieved to know that she is as romantic as ever, and tha...
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In the following review of The Sisters Rosensweig, which premiered at New York's Lincoln Center under the direction of Daniel Sullivan, Kroll maintains that Wasserstein's female characte...
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A highly respected American drama critic, Brustein was formerly Wasserstein's teacher. He is noted for his controversial views regarding the theater and for his commitment to quality. In the fo...
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Kanfer is an educator, critic, editor, novelist, playwright, and nonfiction writer who has written for television. In the following excerpt, he discusses the weaknesses of The Sisters Rosensweig, noti...
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In the following review, Raskin offers a mixed assessment of The Sisters Rosensweig.
One reason Wendy Wasserstein's characters are so compelling is that they have been invented by such a half-b...
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In the following excerpt, Hornby discusses characterization in The Sisters Rosensweig.
Wendy Wasserstein's new play, The Sisters Rosensweig, like her earlier Heidi Chronicles, is a pseudo-femin...
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In the following review, Coveney offers a mixed assessment of a London production of The Sisters Rosensweig, but praises Wasserstein for her "clever mix of emotional comedy and old-fashioned Br...
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In the following review, Raksin focuses on the relationship between the plot and the characterizations of the protagonists in The Sisters Rosensweig, underscoring the play's central theme.
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In the following review, Morley notes the realism of the characters and setting of The Sisters Rosensweig but criticizes the play's lack of dramatic action and the predictability of its conclus...
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Teaching The Sisters Rosensweig
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The Sisters Rosensweig Lesson Plans contain 130 pages of teaching material, including:
Wendy Wasserstein
Critical Review by John Simon
