Our Town

Overview

Our Town is a three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder. It is a character story about an average town's citizens in the early twentieth century as depicted through their everyday lives. Using metatheatrical devices, Wilder sets the play in a 1930s theater. He uses the actions of the Stage Manager to create the town of Grover's Corners for the audience. Scenes from its history between the years of 1901 and 1913 play out. Originally broadcast on the Showtime Network, then as part of the PBS series "Masterpiece Theatre" (season 33, episode 1).

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Cast

Paul Newman

Stage Manager

Maggie Lacey

Emily Webb

Ben Fox

George Gibbs

Jayne Atkinson

Mrs. Gibbs

Jane Curtin

Mrs. Webb

Jeffrey DeMunn

Mr. Webb

Frank Converse

Dr. Gibbs

Stephen Spinella

Simon Stimson

Kristen Hahn

Rebecca Gibbs

John Braden

Professor Willard