Through December 5th through the 7th‚ I performed in Thornton Wilder’s play of Our Town. The only sets or props that the actors or actresses used where folding chairs for us to sit in‚ umbrellas to hide Emily (Julie Dumbler)‚ and flats on both sides of the stage to hide the people behind them. The reason for the lack of set is so the audience can use there imagination of what the town of Grover’s Corner‚ New Hampshire looks like. All the rest of the props that the actors had to use were pan mimed
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Our Town is a play that takes place near the turn of the century in the small rural town of Grover’s Corners‚ New Hampshire. The playwright‚ Thornton Wilder is trying to convey the importance of the little‚ often unnoticed things in life. Throughout the first two acts he builds a scenario‚ which allows the third act to show that we as humans often run through life oblivious to what is actually happening. Wilder attempts to show life as something that we take for granted. We do not realize
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In the short story‚ Our Town‚ by Thornton Wilder narrates the lives of the townspeople of Grover’s Corner‚ specifically two little children. The story begins with the introduction of the lives of two children with very similar families. Later‚ the two children discover their love towards each other‚ but only after death do they realize the true importance of life. Wilder‚ through the use of characterization‚ successfully conveys the message that people do not fully understand the true importance
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Our Town‚ written by Thornton Wilder in 1938‚ is known as one of his best works. It is usually referred as beautiful and remarkable‚ one of the sagest‚ warmest and deeply human his scripts. One of the themes captured in the play is the one of family relations. We can trace this particular theme though the whole play. In the 1st act we are introduced to 2 families of the Gibbses & the Webbs. Charles and Myrtle Webb and Frank and Julia Gibbs give us a possibility to have a look at the day-to-day
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The play‚ “Our Town”‚ as a whole is remarkably interesting‚ the characters‚ the story manger always stopping the story at random times because he feels like that is all the reader needs to know. I really like the metaphor that is being used throughout the play. The morning meaning birth in Act I‚ the wedding that shows how life moves along in Act II‚ and the night meaning death at the end of Act III. There are so many different reasons on why I like the play. From the characters‚ to the setting
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happiness are desired yet not encouraged in ways that are achievable. If the mind and body are cared for properly‚ stress and disease can be avoided. Our culture today moves fast. The human species is not adapted to modern lifestyles. Our bodies were built to run and hunt‚ our minds were made to focus and survive. Though‚ now we spend more time stationary in our bodies and distracting the mind. Stress is so common among Americans‚ specifically in teenagers and young adults. The youth is truly wasted on
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driven by efficiency‚ and human interaction is slowly becoming rarer. While this may seem like a very melodramatic description of our world‚ it’s truly not that far-fetched. The idea of “taking it slow” and the idea of all aspects of life having meaning are explored in the play Our Town by Thornton Wilder. Our Town is a play which tells the story of a generic American town‚ Grover’s Corners‚ New Hampshire‚
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In February 1938‚ during the Great Depression‚ Our Town opened on Broadway‚ Tappen Wilder in the afterword states‚ “in spite of mixed reviews when the box-office opened Saturday morning there were 26 people in line; the line continued all day‚ the police had to close it for ten minutes so the audience could get into the matinee” (Wilder‚ 114). Even with continued mixed reviews of Our Town‚ the play itself has remained popular throughout cultures with multiple runs not only on Broadway and foreign
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Thornton Wilder’s Our Town‚ reflects on the idea of‚ everything happens for a reason‚ but entirely it is based on what people set aside to do in situations‚ that will affect their lives based on their decisions. This can be a relatable inference in Our Town and in today’s society‚ because our loved ones can also influence our perspective on what direction to take in life. However I am fixated on the precedent of people can impact their own outcomes. To put in consideration of Our Town to this observation
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Johnson Mrs. Atkinson Honors English 3 - 6th Period 26 October 2016 Our Neighbor George “The name of our town is Grover’s Corner‚ New Hampshire- just across the Massachusetts line: latitude 42 degrees 40 minutes; longitude 70 degrees 37 minutes” (page 4). Our Town is a play written by Thornton Wilder about growth‚ love‚ and death. Bringing you through the mundane lifestyles of everyday people in Grover’s Corner. A prime character in Our Town is seventeen year old class president‚ George Gibbs. George’s
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