HRT’s “Our Town”

Thornton Wilder’s Our Town is a timeless American play that explores the beauty and fragility of everyday life in the small town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire. Told through the narration of the Stage Manager, the story follows the lives of ordinary townspeople — particularly Emily Webb and George Gibbs — as they grow up, fall in love, marry, and face the realities of mortality.

Divided into three acts (“Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage,” and “Death and Eternity”), the play captures the passage of time and the simple moments that make up human existence. Through minimal scenery and direct audience address, Wilder reminds us to appreciate life’s fleeting, ordinary moments before they become memories.