We'll be seeing Thornton Wilder's Our Town
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382021)
Rockingham, Australia
February 21, 2019 4:43pm CST
I got up early this morning to try to get a discussion up before we leave for Perth. The play we are going to see is Thornton Wilder’s Our Town. It promises to be a bit different. I know we have to wear headphones throughout and we’ll be sitting on high-backed chairs in the balcony section. My niece’s husband and son have small parts in the play and the husband’s choir is also featured. The choir includes several members who are wheel-chair bound.
We read Wilder’s The Bridge of San Luis Rey in high school but I can remember nothing about it. I must try to read it again. The photo is of our group at Monastery Landing. Several of us were lined up taking photos of the table so Vince got us all to ‘pose’. His brother on the right was holding the camera back-to-front and took a photo of his chin.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
23 Feb 19
Our Town is a favorite of mine. I first saw it while in high school - it was played by the kids in school. I've seen it several times, still love it.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
24 Feb 19
@JudyEv He was famous for his minimum props. That is what the play was - and it was fantastic.
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@JudyEv (382021)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Feb 19
@PainsOnSlate I didn't know about that. Maybe it was all in the stage instructions - the lack of props.
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@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Feb 19
Love the photo! I especially love the big tree behind all of you. The little adventurous kid in me is screaming "I want to climb that tree right NOW!"
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@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Feb 19
@JudyEv That's awesome! Somewhere in an old photo album I have a similar picture of me standing in front of a hollowed-out sequoia tree in California! In a couple of places they built roads that tunneled right through the middle of the trunks of the massive redwood trees!
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@JudyEv (382021)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Feb 19
@moffittjc Some of the trees are amazing aren't they? I've seen a very old photo of a pair of horses and a buggy on top of a fallen tree trunk that had had a slice taken off it.
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@JudyEv (382021)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Feb 19
The part where the play was held was open to the sky so we wouldn't have been able to hear without the headphones.
@snowy22315 (208897)
• United States
23 Feb 19
Cool photo. I never saw or read Our Town, but I have heard of it.
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@JudyEv (382021)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Feb 19
I must try and get hold of the San Luis Rey story that I read in high school and read it again.
@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
25 Feb 19
Funny ! he took a photo of his chin.Now many smart phones have the selfie function without holding the phone back- to-front.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
22 Feb 19
Not a writer I have read as yet - must amend that situation
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
25 Feb 19
@JudyEv certainly sounds interesting
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@wolfgirl569 (135744)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Feb 19
Sounds like a fun day. You all look like you were having a great time in the picture.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
22 Feb 19
sounds like a most interestin' 'dventure! can't wait fer the details 'f such. don't reckon i've e'er heard 'f a play one'd the need fer headphones? glad those folks who're wheelchair bound 're sharin' their beautiful voices.
's the need to giggle o'er yer hubs brother. the hubs here 'tis prone to takin' pics 'f his fingers/hand/inside 'f his pocket, lol.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
23 Feb 19
@JudyEv ah, didn't realize such 'twas outdoors :)
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
21 Feb 19
How exciting for you! Have a wonderful time.
Our neighbor, the playwright Israel Horovitz, was good friends with Thornton Wilder. He used to visit him often at his home in the town our new daughter-in-law grew up in. Her parents used to see Thornton around town. He was so well loved, besides being a 3 time Pulitzer Prize winner for Our Town, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, and The Skin of Our Teeth.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
22 Feb 19
What a fun looking group of people. Enjoy the play
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
24 Feb 19
@JudyEv Oh cool. You're making me want to take in some theater now :-)
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
22 Feb 19
All of them were definitely taking pictures, how cute is that. Only two are using Digicam.
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@RasmaSandra (98005)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Feb 19
You all look like a happy and colorful group. I have not even read Our Town. Hope you enjoy the play.
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@JudyEv (382021)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Feb 19
It's ages since I saw a live performance. Tickets aren't cheap nowadays.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Feb 19
Our Town is a very famous American play.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
22 Feb 19
This photo is so good! I just love it!
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