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Our Town is a three-act play written by American playwright Thornton Wilder in 1938. Described by Edward Albee as "the greatest American play ever written", [ 1 ] it presents the fictional American town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens.
Set in the fictional town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, the three-act play offers the audience snapshots of the inner workings of a typical American …
Our Town is a 1940 American drama romance film adaptation of the 1938 play of the same name by Thornton Wilder, starring Martha Scott as Emily Webb, and William Holden as George Gibbs. The cast also included Fay Bainter , Beulah Bondi , Thomas Mitchell , Guy Kibbee and Frank Craven .
The revival also stars Zoey Deutch, Katie Holmes, Ephraim Sykes, and more.
Our Town is a three-act opera by composer Ned Rorem and librettist J. D. McClatchy.It is the first opera to be adapted from Thornton Wilder's 1938 play of the same name.The opera was commissioned by Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Opera Boston, the Aspen Music Festival and School, North Carolina School of the Arts, Lake George Opera in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Festival Opera in ...
Kenny Leon, the creative force behind a new revival of “Our Town” on Broadway this fall, wasn’t always a fan of Thornton Wilder’s 1938 play. ”There was no diversity in the town,” the ...
Thornton Wilder classic 'Our Town,' at Cape Rep Theatre in Brewster, is simple play with message that life flies by while we are too busy to notice. Theater review: Cape Rep 'Our Town' is tear ...
Our Town is a 2003 American made-for-television film adaptation of the 1938 play of the same name by Thornton Wilder starring Paul Newman, who was nominated for both an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding acting. It was filmed at the Booth Theatre in Manhattan, where it played on Broadway in 2002.