This special edition includes an afterword by Wilder's nephew, Tappan Wilder, with illuminating documentary material about the playwright and his most famous drama. Widely considered one of the greatest American plays of all time, Our Town debuted on Broadway in 1938 and continues to be performed daily on stages around the world. The same year, the author debuted his first novel The Cabala, which was followed by his first Pulitzer Winning publication The Bridge of San Luis Rey in 1927. Everyone there knows each other (which is occasionally cause for town gossip) and goes to the same schools and churches. The town is characterized by its small size, closeness, and familiarity. EST Keith Randolph Smith and company in a. Our Town revolves around the community of the classic American small town of Grover’s Corners. A new book explains why it’s so timeless. Overview by Ashley Gallagher Plot Summary No curtain. ‘Our Town’ debuted in 1938, but it’s still staged everywhere. When Emily loses her life during childbirth, the circle of life portrayed in each of the three acts-childhood, adulthood, and death-is fully realized. First produced and published in 1938, this Pulitzer Prizewinning drama of life in the small village of Grover’s Corners has become an American classic and is Thornton Wilder’s most renowned and most frequently performed play. Our Town explores the relationship between two young neighbors, George Gibbs and Emily Webb, whose childhood friendship blossoms into romance, and then culminates in marriage.
Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of life in the mythical village of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire-an allegorical representation of all life-is an American classic. It is the simple story of a love affair that asks timeless questions about the meaning of love, life, and death. “ leaves us with a sense of blessing, and the unspoken but palpable command to achieve gratitude in what remains of our days on earth.” - The New Yorker
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