Our Town

The play Our Town, written by Thornton Wilder was set in the town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire at the turn of the century. In some ways, the time and setting don’t really matter, because this play has a universal theme with messages that can reach people of just about any time period. There are also things that have changed drastically today since the time when this play took place. In the early 1900…

…chances that the owner of a store would let you leave without paying and simply giving him your word, are slim to none. The play covers growing up in the first act, love and marriage in the second act, and finally it covers death. Everyone goes through all of these. Many things have changed since the beginning of the 20th century until now, but the overall theme of this play is true for all time.