Title
Playwright
Thornton Wilder
Performance Dates
June 3 & 5, 1948
Creative Team
Director...........................................................J. F. Smith
Technical Director...........................................William Bale
Directors and Stage Crew..............................Phil Macomber
Business Manager..........................................Judy Edworthy
Lighting...........................................................Charles Meyers and Bill Hunt
Publicity..........................................................Gene Reynolds
Properties.......................................................Don Stearns and Stanley Busic
Off Stage Effects............................................Dick Shoemaker
Music Director.................................................William Cramer
Synopsis
This edition of the play differs only slightly from previous acting editions, yet it presents Our Town as Thornton Wilder wished it to be performed. Described by Edward Albee as “…the greatest American play ever written,” the story follows the small town of Grover’s Corners through three acts: “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage,” and “Death and Eternity.” Narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, audiences follow 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. Thornton Wilder’s final word on how he wanted his play performed is an invaluable addition to the American stage and to the libraries of theatre lovers internationally.
Disciplines
Acting | Dance | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History
Keywords
Otterbein Theatre, Performing Arts, College Theater
Recommended Citation
Otterbein University, "Our Town" (1948). 1907-1958 Productions. 57.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/production_1907-1958/57