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from March 28-April 18

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In Thornton Wilder: A Life, Penelope Niven taps Wilder’s own words to tell much of his remarkable story in this incredible biography.

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The wilder Family

The Wilder family made marks across generations. Learn more about their contributions to society that span many fields.

OUR TOWN BROADWAY’S FIELD TRIP TO PETERBOROUGH & MACDOWELL

Credit: Jenny Anderson

The skin of our teeth at lincoln Center

Credit: Julieta Cervantes

 

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“Almost everybody knows Our Town, but very few people really know Thornton Wilder. Penelope Niven’s fascinating biography changes that once and for all.” - James Earl Jones Wilder was so many things - a three-time Pulitzer Prize wi
We’re thrilled and honored to have Our Town as the inaugural production @welshnationaltheatre ! Just launched in January 2025, Welsh National Theatre is a brand-new company dedicated to creating world class work from Wales and taking it to the
On this day in 1967 Wilder’s National Book Award-winning novel The Eighth Day was published. The Eighth Day, a tale set in a mining town in southern Illinois, is about two families blasted apart by the apparent murder of one father by the othe
Cheers to #worldtheatreday This photo, from the archives, is from Arin Arbus’s 2017 production of The Skin of Our Teeth @theatreforanewa Photo by Gerry Goodstein. #thorntonwilder #theskinofourteeth #fromthearchives #onstage #productionphot
On this day in 1959, Wilder was awarded the Goethe Plakette in Frankfurt, Germany. This distinguished honor continues to be one of the most respected prizes in German. It’s given irregularly to “significant personalities of the spirit for
This week from the Our Town Archives, we’re highlighting a circa 1958 production from The University of Washington that featured Lois Smith as Emily. Photo Credit: The University of Washington School of Drama #thorntonwilder #ourtown #loissm
Today seemed like the perfect moment to take a look at The Ides of March. Wilder’s 1948 best-selling novel tells the story of the last days of Julius Ceasar - through vividly imagined letters and documents, all of Rome comes crowding through th
@nypl_lpa filmed Kenny Leon’s celebrated 2024 Broadway revival of Our Town and is now accessible to view at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive. You can make a request to view the footage through the special collections website at nypl.org. T

 

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