Our Town 20 years old

Our Town

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).

Credits

Our Town Cast

Name Character
Jeffrey DeMunn He was 56, now 76 years old as Mr. Webb
Jayne Atkinson She was 44, now 65 years old as Mrs. Gibbs
Paul Newman He was 78, 83 years old when he died as Stage Manager
Reathel Bean He was 60, now 81 years old as Man in Auditorium
Mia Dillon She was 47, now 68 years old as Mrs. Soames
Frank Converse He was 65, now 85 years old as Dr. Gibbs
Jane Curtin She was 55, now 76 years old as Mrs. Webb
Patch Darragh He was 25, now 46 years old as Baseball Player
Conor Donovan He was 12, now 33 years old as Wally Webb
Tom Brennan He was 137, 78 years old when he died as Joe Stoddard
Kieran Campion as Baseball Player
John Braden He was 54, 55 years old when he died as Professor Willard
Carter Jackson as Sam Craig

Our Town Crew

Name Department
Thornton Wilder as Writer. He was 106 (78) years old when He died Writing
James Naughton as Director. He was 57 (now 78) years old Directing
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Our Town (20 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, May 24, 2003
  • Runtime: 120 minutes