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Uncommon Women and Others on Video - 1978

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Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein's first play. A t a reunion seven years after their graduation from Mount Holyoke College, five former classmat es assess whether they have achieved their youthful goals. In a flashback, the women, all part of a group dubbed "uncommon"--because they were expected to be "amazing" before they reached 30 --relive their senior year and examine the influences that shaped them. "A remarkable first pla y by Wendy Wasserstein." --The New York Post. With Meryl Streep, Jill Eikenberry, Swoos ie Kurtz, Ann McDonough, and Alma Cuervo.

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Starring:
Meryl Streep - Leilah

Swoosie Kurtz - Rita Altabel

Jill Eikenberry - Kate Quin

Ellen Parker - Muffet DiNicola

Ann McDonough - Samantha Stewart

Alma Cuervo - Holly Kaplan

Josephine Nicholas - Mrs. Plumm

Cynthia Herman - Susie Friend

Anna Levine - Carter

Alexander Scourby - Narrator

Studio: PBS

Filmed: 1978 - Released: 1978

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