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Wendy A. Schmidt

Wendy A. Schmidt

Right Now

by Catherine-Anne Toupin at Facility Theatre

2 min readNov 3, 2023

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Illustration of a blindfolded woman before windows with the words “Right Now” and the Facility Theater log.

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Wendy A. Schmidt

Moon at the Bottom of the Ocean

by Bryn Magnus • Curious Theatre Branch at Chicago Dramatists

3 min readSep 23, 2023

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Detailed moon on black background.

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Wendy A. Schmidt

Two Plays in Edgewater, Chicago, and Other Thoughts

The Writer

5 min readSep 4, 2023

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Graphic with fire in a forest and the words, “The Writer by Ella Hickson directed by Georgette Verdin

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Wendy A. Schmidt

The Feminism of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie

I wanted to hate Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, but the many rave reviews from friends whose opinions I respected told me I wouldn’t.

6 min readAug 19, 2023

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Painting of Barbie doll using photo transfer and acrylic paint in pinks, yellows, greens, blues and browns.

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Wendy A. Schmidt

The Picasso Problem

The Picasso problem is a mass media problem. Notes on “It’s Pablo-matic: Picasso According to Hannah Gadsby” at the Brooklyn Museum June…

25 min readAug 7, 2023

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Entrance to the gallery with signage “It’s Pablo-matic: Picasso According to Hannah Gadsby”

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Wendy A. Schmidt

A Defeat for Celebrity-based Elections

I want to acknowledge the magnitude of this accomplishment.

4 min readNov 7, 2020

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A Defeat for Celebrity-based Elections

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Wendy A. Schmidt

Is Capitalism an Ideology?

Capitalism doesn’t work.

8 min readNov 25, 2019

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Is Capitalism an Ideology?

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Warren for President

Despite panic that she’s a huge liability, I think we are lucky to have Elizabeth Warren in this race.

3 min readNov 5, 2019

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Warren for President

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Wendy A. Schmidt

Electronics Makes it Obsolete

We are told that water and electronics don’t mix. But what of the rain?

1 min readOct 30, 2019

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Electronics Makes it Obsolete

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Wendy A. Schmidt

Different Kinds of Rainbows

There are two different kinds of people, and when I say there are two different kinds of people I mean of course they exist on a…

1 min readOct 12, 2019

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Different Kinds of Rainbows

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Wendy A. Schmidt

Wendy A. Schmidt

Wendy A. Schmidt is a Chicago-based playwright, theater maker, and visual artist. She/her. Niche essays about art, theater, and Capitalism.

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