Firebird returns to the stage with Our Town, a fresh look at the beloved American classic by Thornton Wilder. 80 years after Wilder’s brilliantly bittersweet portrait of small-town life first opened on Broadway, the people of Grover’s Corners are back on the small stage, and they’re almost ready to get started... in just a minute... any day now...
This performance-centric take on Our Town thrusts the Stage Manager narrator into the (possibly busted) spotlight. Leaning into Wilder’s famous use of theatrical convention and absent fourth wall, this visit to Grover’s Corners is visually styled after a tech rehearsal, where time is precious, somehow both sluggishly dragging and swiftly running out.
Based on Our Town by Thornton Wilder · Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
Audience
“Made me sob... laugh... and wow at the mastery of these kids.”
“...Nothing short of spectacular.”
“Firebird always delivers, and this year is no exception.”
“Potent... representative of age-old struggles that are real and relevant.”
Cast
Creative Team
Directed by Leo Lion
Dramaturgy: Zoe Senese-Grossberg
Production Stage Manager: Thomas Pflanz
Production Assistant: Shiloh Janowick
Lighting Design: Thomas Pflanz
Sound Design: Leo Lion & Shiloh Janowick
Photos
Photography: Amy Milstein (1–27) · I. Kun (28–41) · Joanne Rendell (42–61)