In the following essay, Chirico examines the traditional comic structure, characters, and spirit of Uncommon Women and Others, arguing that the formal features of comedy suit the play's feminist perspective on women's place in patriarchal society.

Below, Wasserstein discusses the characters, language, and humor of her Uncommon Women and Others and Isn't It Romantic as well as her views about being a woman playwright and the future of American theater in general.

In the following interview, Wasserstein talks about her plays Uncommon Women and Others and Isn't It Romantic, and shares her views on humor and feminism.

In the following excerpt, Carlson asserts that Wasserstein's innovative treatment of female roles in Uncommon Women and Others has contributed to the advancement of dramatic comedy, not only by diffusing old prejudices against women, but also by addressing serious issues without detracting from the play's overall humor and wit.

In the following excerpt, Kanfer reviews a revival of Uncommon Women and Others, situating his assessment in light of Wasserstein's accomplishments since the play's original premiere.

Oliver began her career as an actress, television writer, and producer, and joined the New Yorker in 1948, where she became the off-Broadway theater critic in 1961. In the following review, she lauds Uncommon Women and Others for its well-drawn characterizations and humor but suggests that there is an "underlying sadness" in the play as the women "try to cope with the times and with what is expected of them."

With her previous Uncommon Women and Others, Wendy Wasserstein proved herself a playwright to watch and wait for; her current Isn't It Romantic throws the weight on the waiting rather than the watching, as the promise continues to be brighter than the delivery. In Uncommon Women, Miss Wasserstein reminisced about herself and her college classmates, offering us enough uncommon and common women for a goodly cross section. Here … the cross section dwindles into a slice of life that, in turn, is m...

"Isn't It Romantic," confirms and extends the promise shown by Wendy Wasserstein's first play, "Uncommon Women and Others," a few seasons ago. The new comedy is a witty and involving exploration of a contemporary feminine dilemma, the conflict between personal independence and romantic fulfillment. Wasserstein again shows keen humor and canny perception in her account of two well-educated friends, a chunky, wise-cracking Jewish woman and her upperclass Wasp marketin...

Wendy Wasserstein's "Isn't It Romantic" … could, in a sense, be considered a sequel to her "Uncommon Women and Others," of several years ago. "Uncommon Women" was a glorious comedy, with an undercurrent of satiric rage that held it taut…. "Isn't It Romantic" is about Janie Blumberg and her Gentile best friend and private-school and college classmate Harriet Cornwall, both of them aged twenty-eight and unmarried, and a...

Wendy Wasserstein is apparently a young woman with a darting sense of the ridiculous, eyes which flicker mercilessly across a room and spy one absurd detail after another. She could easily have turned her play "Uncommon Women and Others" into an extended "Saturday Night Live" routine. But she has put that Eastern school precocity in its place and created a group of characters who demand not only sympathy but affection. The laughs are there, many of them genuine thigh smackers, bu...