Book · 1938 · Drama
Our Town
A Play in Three Acts
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The enduring power of Thornton Wilder's Our Town.
What they say about it
- Famous Thornton Wilder play“famous Thornton Wilder play”4
The best things said about it
When you read something that is like Our Town or something that is so and you know we used to be a culture that aimed toward that.
It's a famous, you know, famous Thornton Wilder play.
You use the Thornton Wilder play Our Town as a kind of framework.
A huge part of this book revolves around Our Town by Thornton Wilder, one of the most famous American plays of all time.
He won three Pulitzer Prizes for the novel the bridge of San Liu Irae in the plays our town in the skin of our teeth.
Bill Burr Monday Morning Podcast · Aug 2019 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Our Town by Thornton Wilder is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that examines the ordinary, everyday lives of the inhabitants of a small fictional American town, ultimately meditating on the universal themes of mortality and human connection. Parker Posey mentioned the play on SmartLess as a prime example of the divine spark found in truly great dramatic literature. Daniel Pink brought up the work on The Daily Stoic to illustrate philosophical points regarding the value of ordinary days. On The Book Review, Pamela Paul and Gilbert Cruz discussed how the play served as a narrative framework and central theme in a book by Jon Mooallem, detailing a community theater production in Anchorage that was interrupted by a historic earthquake. Bill Burr also noted the play on the Monday Morning Podcast while listing Thornton Wilder's notable literary achievements. Across these mentions, speakers emphasized the timeless resonance of the drama, its profound emotional impact, and its enduring status as a cornerstone of American theater.
Every mention
Gilbert Cruz on this episode she speaks about her new novel what it means to own a bookstore in 2023 and the enduring po… 2
“on this episode she speaks about her new novel what it means to own a bookstore in 2023 and the enduring power of Thorton Wilder's our town”
“a huge part of this book revolves around our town by thoron Wilder one of the most famous American plays of all time”
Bill Burr he won three Pulitzer Prizes for the novel the bridge of San Liu Irae in the plays our town in the skin of… 1
“he won three Pulitzer Prizes for the novel the bridge of San Liu Irae in the plays our town in the skin of our teeth”
Daniel Pink So, you know, it's a famous, you know, famous Thornton Wilder play. 1
“So, you know, it's a famous, you know, famous Thornton Wilder play.”
Pamela Paul you use the Thorton Wilder play our town as a a kind of framework can you explain how you did that why you… 1
“you use the Thorton Wilder play our town as a a kind of framework can you explain how you did that why you made that decision a big thread of the story is this community theater group in Anchorage who was doing our town and was interrupted by the the Quake that weekend”
Parker Posey I've read enough scripts and I've seen enough plays to know that there is that like divine spark dark when… 1
“I've read enough scripts and I've seen enough plays to know that there is that like divine spark dark when you read something that is like our town or something that is so and you know we used to be a culture that aimed toward that”
