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by Thornton Wilder

by Thornton Wilder. Our Town. A PowerPoint by Jennifer Bufkin. Characters. Emily. George. Stage Manager. Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs. Mr. and Mrs. Webb. Continue to The Acts. Emily. Ordinary girl in a small town at the turn of the century. Bright, charming, somewhat naïve Marries George

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by Thornton Wilder

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  1. by Thornton Wilder Our Town A PowerPoint by Jennifer Bufkin

  2. Characters Emily George Stage Manager Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs Mr. and Mrs. Webb Continue to The Acts

  3. Emily Ordinary girl in a small town at the turn of the century. Bright, charming, somewhat naïve Marries George Dies in childbirth Allowed one more day Back to characters list

  4. George All-American boy Baseball player Wants to be a farmer Marries Emily Becomes a widowed father Back to Characters list

  5. Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs Parents of George Dr. Gibbs is the town doctor Mrs. Gibbs dies of pneumonia Mrs. Gibbs is Emily guide to the afterlife Back to characters list

  6. Mr. and Mrs. Webb Parents of Emily Mr. Webb is the editor of the local newspaper Mrs. Webb mother of two children who die young Back to characters list

  7. Stage Manager Omniscient God-like character Narrator Plays roles within story without really being a part of the story Back to characters list

  8. A Play in Three Acts Act I – The Daily Life Act II – Love and Marriage Act III - Death Continue to Setting

  9. Act I - The Daily Life Children go to school Milkman delivers the milk Babies are born Mothers attend church choir Back to Acts list

  10. Act II - Love and Marriage George and Emily graduate from high school. They fall in love. Marriage unites two families. Back to Acts list

  11. Act III- Death Emily dies giving birth to her second child. She joins family and friends in the cemetery. Given the chance to re-live one day. Realizes we never appreciate what we have until it’s gone. Back to Acts list

  12. Representational Sets Minimal sets Tables, chairs, and ladders to represent houses No props Lighting and sound important Back to Setting Page

  13. Setting Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire Representational Settings Continue to end

  14. Grover’s Corners, NH Fictional town Represent life in all small towns Set at the turn of the 20th century Family, home, and church are the centers of the community. Back to setting page

  15. Thornton Wilder wrote Our Town in opposition to the realistic plays being produced at his time. He wanted something that was a throwback to the old style of theatre where the audience was forced to use their imagination and become a part of the play. The Play Back to Beginning

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