Thornton Wilder’s play "Our Town" is considered a classic of American theater. David Cromer joins us to talk about directing and acting in his new off-Broadway revival of the play.
"Our Town" is playing at the Barrow Street Theatre
27 Barrow Street
Ticket information here.
David Cromer and other cast members will be doing a scene from "Our Town," and Tappan Wilder, Thornton Wilder's nephew, will be reading some of his uncle’s letters
Friday, April 17, at 4:00 pm--Thornton Wilder's birthday
Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Triangle
1972 Broadway
Guests:
David Cromer
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Thorton Wilder wrote Our Town while a resident of the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The names for some of the characters in the play were inspired by the names on the headstones of the Peterborough cemetery, across from which I once lived, and often visit.
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