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Amos and Thornton Wilder reflect on The Great War
Amos and Thornton Wilder reflect on The Great War
Wilder's Words, Events, FeaturedThe Wilder FamilyNovember 10, 2021
Surviving by The Skin of Our Teeth
Surviving by The Skin of Our Teeth

We close out The Skin’s 75th Anniversary Year, pinching ourselves that we are still alive to celebrate this milestone, with a few quotes: one from the author and others from those who love the play and are brave enough to produce and write about it.

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Criticism, Drama, Full-Length Plays, The Skin of Our Teeth, Uncategorized, FeaturedThe Wilder FamilyNovember 1, 2021
Back to School with Thornton Wilder
Back to School with Thornton Wilder
Guest UserSeptember 8, 2021
Our Town Review: Everybody's Town
Our Town Review: Everybody's Town
Amanda WoodsAugust 13, 2021
Happy Birthday, Ernest Hemingway!
Happy Birthday, Ernest Hemingway!
Guest UserJuly 21, 2021
2-Part Audio Series of Wilder’s Seven Deadly Sins presented by Quintessence Theatre
2-Part Audio Series of Wilder’s Seven Deadly Sins presented by Quintessence Theatre
Guest UserJune 8, 2021
Happy Birthday, Janet Wilder Dakin!
Happy Birthday, Janet Wilder Dakin!
Guest UserJune 3, 2021
Wilder writes to Louise Talma about a lively White House Dinner on May 11, 1962
Wilder writes to Louise Talma about a lively White House Dinner on May 11, 1962
Guest UserMay 17, 2021
National Asian American Theatre Company's Co-Founder Mia Katigbak on OUR TOWN
National Asian American Theatre Company's Co-Founder Mia Katigbak on OUR TOWN
Featured, News, Our Town Productions, Our TownGuest UserMay 10, 2021
 Join Concord Theatricals Read More Plays Book Club to Talk OUR TOWN (MULTILINGUAL) on April 20th
Join Concord Theatricals Read More Plays Book Club to Talk OUR TOWN (MULTILINGUAL) on April 20th
Amanda WoodsApril 6, 2021
Thornton in Italy: "Fancy, Hedda, A Villa Overlooking Rome, All Mine!"
Thornton in Italy: "Fancy, Hedda, A Villa Overlooking Rome, All Mine!"
Guest UserMarch 26, 2021
The Ides of March in the Ukraine
The Ides of March in the Ukraine
Wilder's WordsGuest UserMarch 10, 2021Fiction
“There's one word in Our Town that causes me endless distress.” Thornton writes to Malcolm Cowley
“There's one word in Our Town that causes me endless distress.” Thornton writes to Malcolm Cowley

Dear Malcolm:

Wish I could be there--not for the performance, but for the dress rehearsal. That would give me a chance to urge them not to make the last act lugubrious.

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Wilder's Words, Drama, Our TownThornton WilderFebruary 18, 2021
Happy Birthday, Gertrude Stein!
Happy Birthday, Gertrude Stein!
News, FeaturedGuest UserFebruary 3, 2021
Preface to THREE PLAYS by Thornton Wilder   
Preface to THREE PLAYS by Thornton Wilder  
Full-Length Plays, Drama, The Skin of Our Teeth, The Matchmaker, Our Town, Wilder's WordsGuest UserFebruary 1, 2021
More Than the Girl Next Door: 8 Actors on Emily in ‘Our Town’
More Than the Girl Next Door: 8 Actors on Emily in ‘Our Town’
Amanda WoodsJanuary 12, 2021
The Long Christmas Dinner — From Page to Stage
The Long Christmas Dinner — From Page to Stage
Opera, Drama, Events, ProductionsGuest UserDecember 8, 2020
Wilder’s Thanksgiving Letter to Robert Frost, 1942
Wilder’s Thanksgiving Letter to Robert Frost, 1942
Guest UserNovember 25, 2020
New Podcast: Our Town like you've never heard it before
New Podcast: Our Town like you've never heard it before
Full-Length PlaysThe Wilder FamilyNovember 5, 2020our town
OUR TOWN,With Translations by Nilo Cruz and Jeff Augustin, Now Available in Acting Edition
OUR TOWN,With Translations by Nilo Cruz and Jeff Augustin, Now Available in Acting Edition
Guest UserNovember 5, 2020
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