Thornton Wilder

“Do any humans beings ever realize life while they live it? —every, every minute”: Tragedy in Our Town Despite the uplifting tone of Our Town, by Thornton Wilder, he suggests that individuals never truly appreciate life. In Our Town, it manifests a tragic vision of life and can be classified as one of the major genres of modern drama, a tragedy. In the tragedy, it implies that there is a symbol of death that is foreshadowed from the beginning. This captures how Our Town is a classical…

As the Stage Manager in Our Town said, “Life goes on.” This quotation reveals that everything has a beginning and an ending. The play by Thornton Wilder, and Sounder by William H. Armstrong, contain three perfect examples of people who had survived as their loved ones passed away. These character examples are the boy from the novel Sounder, and George and Editor Webb from the play. The boy lost his father, and his dog. George lost his wife, Emily, and his mother, Mrs. Gibbs. Finally Editor Webb…

out and the choices for costumes and some aspects of the acting were quite enjoyable. The script was my main issue that clouded over many of the other parts. To understand the show, we must first see what it is about. The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder is a play that takes part in three acts. It follows the Antrobus family and their maid as they fight to survive each new disaster by, as the title suggests, the skin of their teeth. However, this is not all the show has to offer. Alongside…

The Bridge of San Luis Rey, by Thornton Wilder, begins with its focus on a bridge in Peru spanning between Lima and Cuzco. This specific bridge was beautiful and thought to be indestructible. The bridge of San Luis Rey collapsed suddenly, taking five people down with it. This troubled the locals and caught the attention of an Italian monk, Brother Juniper. This man had dedicated his life to using science and reason to prove God’s justice. Brother Juniper said, “But this collapse of the bridge of…

On October 14, 2016, I had the pleasure to attend my first university production of Our Town, a metatheatrical three-act drama from 1938 written by Thornton Wilder and directed by Philip Hays Wortham. The production was performed at the University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts in the proscenium stage using the university theater students as the actors. Our Town consisted of three acts; the first was a simple introductory scene with the stage manager informing the audience…

theme of love is essentially the most versatile and important. The theme of love can be displayed in many different ways throughout stories and plays in literature. Its importance is shown in “Ain’t I a Woman?” by Sojourner Truth, “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder, “Desiree’s Baby” by Kate Chopin, “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, and “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams. There are varying types of love and actions caused by love or lack thereof in these stories and plays, although each…

off the fronts of houses, you'd find swine? The world's a hell. What does it matter what happens in it?” The ‘Merry Widow Killer’ is on the loose and the only one who can stop him is in constant turmoil with her morals and that of the killers! Thornton Wilder contaminates an innocent, peaceful Santa Rosa, California family with a bit of their own bad blood in Alfred Hitchcock’s film Shadow of a Doubt. Uncle Charlie (Joseph Newton) is a suspect in a case involving the murders of several rich…

advantage of an average day and the cycle of life that every human being goes through, fictional and real. Being born, living life, and finally dying. It happens to real people and fiction characters alike, including characters from Our Town by Thornton Wilder and Sounder by William H. Armstrong. George Gibbs, a character from Our Town, has lived and suffered just like any other person due to the death of his young wife, Emily. Emily’s father, Editor Webb, has suffered the same loss as George,…

Throughout high school, I held numerous leadership positions both in student clubs and in professional settings. I was president of my high school 's drama club and treasurer of the Scholar 's Bowl Team. I volunteer with my former high school 's High School Prep program, a summer program to help incoming freshman get use to our school and introduce them to some upperclassmen so the transition is a little easier. I also worked as a co-director of the elementary school theatre program (K-8) and…

A school teacher, Catherine Borek, attempts the unthinkable at Dominguez High School in Compton, California. After more than twenty years she introduces the students to a classic American play by Thornton Wilder of Our Town. This is going to be an adventure of learning to work together and how stories reflect on their own lives. Within the documentary characters and individuals are experiencing the developmental period of adolescence. Characteristics that demonstrate adolescence period to…