Blog — Thornton Wilder

Thornton Wilder's Honorary Doctorate from University of New Hampshire

Newsroom, Wilder's WordsThe Wilder FamilyJune 7, 2018

Leslie Odom, Jr. | On Playing George in Our Town

Featured, Our TownThe Wilder FamilyMay 31, 2018

We mourn the loss of our dear friend, J.D. McClatchy

News, NewsroomRyan PointerApril 12, 2018

Review: 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey' is beautifully scripted at N.J. premiere

'The Bridge of San Luis Rey,' adapted from the 1927 Thornton Wilder novel, at Two River Theater Company in New Jersey.

Criticism, Full-Length Plays, Newsroom, ProductionsThe Wilder FamilyMarch 3, 2018

This Play Is Called Our Town: 80 Years in Grover’s Corners

SDC Journal asked director Kate Powers to speak with several directors who have worked on the play,

Events, Featured, Full-Length Plays, Our Town, Our Town ProductionsThe Wilder FamilyJanuary 21, 2018

Found Footage of Thornton Wilder - Lilli Palmer interviews Thornton Wilder in 1952

Newsroom, Sights and Sounds, Wilder's WordsRyan PointerDecember 29, 2017

Lope, Pinedo, Some Child Actors, and a Lion

Drama, Featured, Wilder's WordsThe Wilder FamilyDecember 28, 2017

Chasing Wilder in Chicago

Events, Newsroom, Novel SpotlightThe Wilder FamilyNovember 13, 2017

Inspired by Wilder's One-Acts: A Livestream Conversation

The Wilder Family and Samuel French present a conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Paula Vogel, director Laurie McCants and actress Linda Powell about the influence of Thornton Wilder’s one-acts on their work.

Events, Featured, NewsroomThe Wilder FamilyOctober 11, 2017

A Terrorized British City Turns to an All-American Play for Healing

Featured, News, Our Town, ProductionsRyan PointerSeptember 29, 2017

The Victim, Not the Murderer, is Guilty by Thornton Wilder

Featured, Wilder's WordsThe Wilder FamilySeptember 11, 2017

The Skin Of Our Teeth in the Event of an Air Raid

Drama, The Skin of Our TeethThe Wilder FamilyAugust 23, 2017

Matchmaker to Dolly: The surprising history behind a show business classic

Bette Midler is extending a complex theatrical legacy that stretches back more than 175 years—one in which twentieth–century American playwright Thornton Wilder is the pivotal figure.

Drama, Featured, Full-Length Plays, Productions, The Matchmaker, UncategorizedThe Wilder FamilyJuly 21, 2017

The Message and Jehanne

DramaThe Wilder FamilyJune 23, 2017

2017 Tony Award Nominations: The Great Comet and Hello, Dolly! Lead the Pack

Hello Dolly ! receives 10 Tony Award Nominations.

Newsroom, Productions, The MatchmakerThe Wilder FamilyMay 3, 2017

Thornton Wilder’s Desert Oasis

For the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Douglas, Arizona was a place to “refresh the wells” and drive into the sunset.

Featured, Novel SpotlightThe Wilder FamilyMay 3, 2017

Staging Wilder - A Live Stream Conversation April 24, 2017 at 7pm ET

Events, Newsroom, The Skin of Our TeethThe Wilder FamilyApril 14, 2017

THE NEW YORKER: Thornton Wilder's Optimistic Catastrophe: 'The Skin of Our Teeth'

Full-Length Plays, Newsroom, Productions, The Skin of Our TeethThe Wilder FamilyMarch 13, 2017

REVIEW: Village Voice - Joys Great and Small: A Spectacular 'Skin of Our Teeth'

The Village Voice reviews Theatre for a New Audience's production of The Skin of Our Teeth.

Criticism, Full-Length Plays, Productions, The Skin of Our TeethThe Wilder FamilyMarch 13, 2017

Why Thornton Wilder Matters in the Trump Era

Several admirers of the play spoke recently about why “The Skin of Our Teeth” endures, what makes it problematic and why this could be a ripe time for its resurgence. Here are edited excerpts from those interviews.

Featured, Productions, The Skin of Our TeethThe Wilder FamilyMarch 6, 2017