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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).Read moreLess
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).
The story
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).
Cast & crew
Paul NewmanStage Manager
Maggie LaceyEmily Webb
Ben FoxGeorge Gibbs
Jayne AtkinsonMrs. Gibbs
Jane CurtinMrs. Webb
Jeffrey DeMunnMr. Webb
Frank ConverseDr. Gibbs
Stephen SpinellaSimon Stimson
Kristen HahnRebecca Gibbs
John BradenProfessor Willard
Tom BrennanJoe Stoddard
Carter JacksonSam CraigExplore the crew
- Editor
- Camilla Toniolo
- Director of Photography
- Phil Abraham
- Director
- James Naughton
- Producer
- Marc Bauman