Experience the timeless beauty of Thornton Wilder’sOur Town, a Pulitzer Prize-winning classic that captures the beauty and fragility of everyday life. Set in the small town of Grover’s Corners, the play follows the lives of its residents—ordinary people experiencing love, loss and the passage of time. Guided by the omniscient Stage Manager, audiences witness the joys and sorrows of the Gibbs and Webb families as they navigate childhood, marriage and mortality.Our Townis a poignant, heartwarming and deeply moving exploration of human awareness and the often-overlooked beauty of everyday moments.
“Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it?—every, every minute?”—Emily Webb
“While all of Wilder’s work is intelligent, non-synthetic and often moving, as well as funny, it is Our Town that makes the difference. It is probably the finest play ever written by an American.”—American playwright Edward Albee.
Awards:
1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1989 Tony Award for Best Revival
1989 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival
Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French Inc.
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