An American Daughter, Wendy Wasserstein
An American Daughter, Wendy Wasserstein
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An American Daughter

Author: Wendy Wasserstein

Narrator: Mary McDonnell, Gregory Itzin, Full Cast

Unabridged: 2 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/24/2001


Synopsis

Pulitzer-Prize winner Wendy Wasserstein spins a comic and moving tale about the pitfalls that await political appointees. As a respected health crusader and devoted wife and mother, Dr. Lyssa Hughes seems perfect for the role of U.S. Surgeon General, until a chance remark at a fashionable brunch sets off a media feeding frenzy.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring David Birney, Anna Gunn, Jamie Hanes, Gregory Itzin, Michael Malone, Kevin McCarthy, Mary McDonnell, Claudette Nevins and Denise Nicholas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Angelique on December 19, 2015

This play is still relevant, with the Justine Sacco scandal still being pretty fresh and Ronson's 'So You've Been Publicly Shamed', which I happened to read this year. There's nothing better than tearing someone down for no other reason than we can. Well, not me.......more

Goodreads review by Emma Kay on October 16, 2016

2.5 stars.......more

Goodreads review by Lillian on September 05, 2019

Even though this play is set in the 1980s/90s, it does speak much of today's time. Women are seen and expected to absolutely do it all (raise a family, hold down a job, volunteer time, etc.) and to do it all flawlessly. Yet, when a simple mistake is made by her it brings her whole world down. By the......more

Goodreads review by Brian on November 21, 2018

Interesting premise, but as a play the focus seems splintered. What is this really about? To be honest, I’m not a HEIDI fan, but I loved SISTERS R. I thought this would land somewhere in the middle, but it doesn’t.......more

Goodreads review by Sophie on April 21, 2021

This was great. Exploring lots of things through, of course, a feminist lens. Very liberating. Maybe one day women in power won’t have to represent “the women of America.”......more