| By Thornton Wilder Directed by Gregory Smale Season: 4 - 14 December 1991 A landmark in American drama, Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town tells the story of a small town, Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, in order to tell us the story of every town, the whole world over. Narrated by the “Stage Manager”, we follow the Gibbs and Webb families, residents of Grover’s Corners, through twelve years of life changes -- from the mundane in Act I, “Daily Life,” to the romantic in Act II, “Love and Marriage,” to the devastating in Act III, “Death and Eternity.” Through the young lovers Emily and George, their strong and loving parents, and the many other Grover’s Corners’ locals, Wilder delivers universal truths about what it means to be human. “Oh, earth,” Emily Webb exclaims towards the play’s end, “you’re too wonderful for anyone to realise you.” With humour, wit, and exceptionally powerful storytelling, Our Town offers a unique opportunity for audience members to make precisely that realisation. Cast: Stage Manager - Trish Purcell Dr Gibbs - Tom Vavasour Joe Crowell - Michael Downey Howie Newsome - Paul Thomas Mrs Gibbs - Kerry Mills Mrs Webb - Kris Mills George Gibbs - Paul Letham Rebecca Gibbs - Juliet Williamson Wally Webb - Scott Morrow Emily Webb - Donna Verey Professor Willard - Roanna Dalziel Mr Webb - Joel Reilly Woman in Audience - Virginia T Sinclair Simon Stimson - David Allen Mrs Soames - Denise Brown Si Crowell - David Sheard Joe Stoddard - Tim Owens Sam Craig - Gregory Smale |  |
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