The town is populated with other characters including Joe Crowell, the paperboy, Howie Newsome, the milkman and Simon Stimson, the choir director at the local Congregational Church. It is through their eyes that we experience universal questions about life being set forth by Wilder.
Webb, parents of George and Rebecca, and Mr. The play focuses primarily on the lives of two families: Dr. We are introduced to the town and its inhabitants by the Stage Manager (Kate Gleason). Our Town is divided into three acts and performed on a bare stage with sparse scenery (mostly chairs and tables) and minimal lighting effects. Yet throughout the play, one comes to realize that Wilder has captured not only a distant place and time but perhaps one that hits closer to home today with universal questions surrounding the meaning of life, love and death.
Written in 1938 and receiving the Pulitzer Prize for drama, Our Town transports the audience to another place and time. How often does a theatergoer get the opportunity to see what is frequently called one of the greatest plays ever written? Our Town written by Thornton Wilder and playing at Arvada Arts Center is a welcome opportunity to do so.
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