Descriptive Essay About Our Town

The 1989 filmed version of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” did not differ from the storyline of the play very much, however there were a few differences in how the two felt overall. Much of this change in the spirit of the play had to do with how the actors played

Our Town, a theatrical production directed by Roseann Sheridan, recreates the day-to-day activities of ordinary citizens living in a small New Hampshire town. The stage manager (played by Denzel Taylor) introduces the audience to the Webb and Gibbs households, who the entire play revolves around. The Webb and the Gibbs represent the typical family in present day society who live about their lives and fail to acknowledge and appreciate the small joys of life. The play Our Town uses a contrast in scenic design between Acts 1-2 and 3, specifically with respect to the absence or presence of scenery and props, to illustrate how we take our lives for granted; in fact, we never truly appreciate what we have until it is gone.

Our Town is a story on how humans does not fully appreciate life until they die and realize what they did and want to go back and change it. Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town is about a town life in three acts. The three acts are as followed. Daily Life, Companionship, and Death.It shows how people live and die and how they regret things they did on earth and come to see the big picture of life. Wilder argues, because life is short we must appreciate the joys of living until we die.

Our Town by Thornton Wilder continues to be a timeless theatrical work performed pervasively throughout the world. This play remains a modern classic due to Wilder’s ingenuity in capturing the quintessential expression of the life cycle. Wilder segmented his play into three acts; each act broadly encompassing a different phase in a person’s life. The play presents the audience with situations parallel to the ones almost everyone faces during their lifetime. This, in conjunction with breaking the fourth wall, allows for the audience to feel a part of the performance. The title of the play itself lends to this feeling, for it is not my town or your town, but it’s Our Town. This play emphasizes the idea that in the grand scheme of things, all

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 the true value of living until we are dead and gone. The through-line of the action seems to be attention to the details of life. Wilder builds up a plot that pays attention to great details of living.

I live on the East side of Cedartown. There happens to be only one-way to get to my neighborhood. First, one must go South on Main street. Then cross the only railroad on Main street and take a right turn at the first intersection then continue straight, straight through another intersection. My house will be the first on the right. My house a small, one-story house painted a greenish, blue tint with a shed right beside it painted the exact same color.

Broward College, Central Campus Theater in building 6, on Sunday, the 1st of November. The play was performed by Broward College students. The type of stage was Proscenium stage with extended apron. I thought it was a little bit small, but it did not show as a problem. The pre-show was dark and a feel of suspense. I felt excited to see how everything would play out. The play takes place down south of Chicago in the 1950’s.

3. The use of different settings throughout the play Our Town not only relates to the Stage Manager, but he is also the one that introduces them in every act. For example, the setting in the very beginning of the play sets the tone of the book and allows the reader to get an understanding that the Stage Manager is not only in the play, but sees it from the audience’s perspective as well. The Stage Manager says, “This play is called ‘Our Town.’ It was written by Thornton Wilder … The name of the town is Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire … The first act shows a day in our town. The day is May 7, 1901. The time is just before dawn.” The Stage Manager then begins to describe some of the shops and people of the town, explaining that not much goes

This was the first play or theatre performance that I have attended. I was unsure of what to expect, but I heard great things about this play. Furthermore, the first aspect of this production that caught my attention was the design of the set. The design gave the feeling of a run down urban neighborhood by making the outer parts of the stage look like an old brick building. The building looked like one you would find in a low-income area or projects. The scenery of the play set the stage for what type of production this would be. I especially liked the way they carefully chose not to place just any kind of props on the stage. The dusty

Throughout Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town, resistance to change is a popular, repeated theme; this theme is easily seen when George and Emily walk home from school together and stop at the drugstore for ice cream sodas. Emily’s caution as to not upset George when confronting him about changing and Mr. Morgan’s negative comments about the changes going on in town and about the passage of time making matters worse, show the seriousness that townspeople of Grover’s Corners take any amount of change.

Our Town by Thornton Wilder is about a modest town called Grover’s Corners, and the 3 different stages of life that everyone goes through. The play’s culture is something that is eternal that's no matter what you do, you will always go back to your home. My culture is that everyone has a mind of their own and is able to learn from their mistakes and change from it. With the play it was set in the 1900s while my culture is in 2016. In life, people will go through so many things, but it doesn’t make us different from each other, we all go through and manage to get through it. In the 1900s, people went through experiencing in 2016 what we currently go through. It's not that different it’s how we learned from our experiences that change

Our Town by Thornton Wilder is unusual and unique. The play begins in the town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire. The reader is introduced to two neighboring families: the Webbs and Gibbs. The Stage Manager comes across as a sort of narrator and aquaintes the reader with the name of the play and its author. The plot’s structure makes this play different than that of most any other drama. The attributes and special qualities of the Stage Manager, the lack of unity of time and place, and the title of the acts all contribute to the structure of this play.

​The play was original written by Wilder with very little set. In the beginning the stage manager describes the town of Grover’s Corners to the audience given them the opportunity to imagine the city for

4. The title of the play Our Town is not just speaking of the small town in the book, but all other towns as well. Its families and events are universal, and can relate to anyone. For example, in the very beginning of the play the Stage Manager introduces the play and its setting. He states, “This play is called ‘Our Town.’ It was written by Thornton Wilder … The name of the town is Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire … Here’s the grocery store and here’s Mr. Morgan’s drugstore … Public School’s over yonder. High School’s still father over. Quarter of nine mornings, noontimes, and three o’clock afternoons, the hull town can hear the yelling and screaming from those schoolyards … Nice town, y’know what I mean?” By describing the different places and people of the town the book makes the town relatable to the

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