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Celebrating Thornton Wilder: A Legacy of Humanity and Connection
Celebrating Thornton Wilder: A Legacy of Humanity and Connection
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Cast of OUR TOWN Celebrates TOM LAKE Author Ann Patchett
An Our Town for All of Us
An Our Town for All of Us
Seattle Rep swings big with surreal classic 'The Skin of Our Teeth'
Seattle Rep swings big with surreal classic 'The Skin of Our Teeth'
Off-Broadway's Public Adds Skin of Our Teeth Musical to 2025 Slate
Off-Broadway's Public Adds Skin of Our Teeth Musical to 2025 Slate
Our Town's Town
Our Town's Town
Yesterday's Broadway Warhorses, Saddles with Today's Concerns
Yesterday's Broadway Warhorses, Saddles with Today's Concerns
Our Town Broadway Heads to Grover's Corners
Our Town Broadway Heads to Grover's Corners
The American Academy of Arts & Letters Presents the 2024 Wilder Prize for Translation
The American Academy of Arts & Letters Presents the 2024 Wilder Prize for Translation
The Kennedy Center Presents New Wilder Award
The Kennedy Center Presents New Wilder Award

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Our Town at Rude Mechs in Austin, TX

from November 1 - 24

Book of the month

Russell Banks called The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1928), “As close to a perfect moral fable as we are ever likely to get in American literature.”

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Broadway's Our Town Took A Field Trip to Peterborough

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The skin of our teeth at lincoln Center

 
 

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Today in 1942, Wilder’s second Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The Skin of Our Teeth, premiered on Broadway at The Plymouth Theatre (now the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre and home to The Notebook). The production, directed by Elia Kazan, featured Fre
On this day in 1969, the second Broadway revival of Our Town opened at the ANTA Playhouse (now the August Wilson Theatre and home to Cabaret). Featuring Henry Fonda as the Stage Manager, this production was directed by Donald Driver. Pictured here a
Happiest birthday wishes dearest @paula_vogel In one of our favorite snaps, here’s Paula Vogel at the Arctic Circle wearing her Thornton Wilder t-shirt. This of course begs the question - how many people would go to the ends of the earth for
On this day in 1967, Wilder’s novel The Eighth Day won the National Book Award. This Midwestern murder mystery is also a philosophical story and has been hailed as a great American epic. The novel, set in southern Illinois, is about two fami
This week we’re travelling back to 1973 @milwrep for the Our Town Archives for a production that featured Judith Light as Emily and Robert Ground as George. For more - head to thorntonwilder.com or #linkinbio #thorntonwilder #ourtown #fromthe
We couldn’t be more thrilled about this partnership between @ourtownbroadway and @tdfnyc to honor National Military Service Month. Wilder, a veteran himself, served in WWI and WWII. He was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, and the
Your weekend read #linkinbio “As we celebrate the success of Our Town on Broadway, let us remember the profound lessons embedded within his writing. His legacy endures not only in the pages of his plays but also in the hearts of those who cont
On this day in 1927, The Bridge of San Luis Rey was first published. The book was a massive, international success bringing fame and fortune and the 1928 Pulitzer Prize to a 31-year-old Thornton Wilder. Pictured here are stills from Charles Brabin&

 

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