A landmark in American drama, Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town presents the small town of Grover’s Corners in three acts: “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage” and “Death and Eternity.” Narrated by a stage manager, the play depicts the simple daily lives of the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually – in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre – die. This is the story of every man, of every town, and of every day. The residents of Grover’s Corners provide a glimpse at the universal truths of what it means to be human. In a world that is changing faster every day, perhaps we should all stop to ponder Wilder’s question, “Do human beings ever realize life while they live it?”
“Our Town” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com