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 The Group Rep is proud to present Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning classic American play OUR TOWN, directed by Mareli Mitchel-Shields and produced by Cynthia Payo and Tamir Yardenne.
Emily Webb begins the play overjoyed at a successful speech she gave at school. She interacts briefly with her possible suitor/next-door neighbor George Gibbs, and suddenly they’re getting married.
After giving birth to their second child — and through a strange twist of fate — Emily gets to relive a special day of her life, but finds the experience illuminating and simultaneously tormenting, realizing she took her wonderful life for granted. OUR TOWN beautifully and poetically re-creates a theatrical picture of small town, USA and the precious nature of life we all seem to take for granted. Themes of family, home, cycles, and the value of companionship resonate profoundly as they are woven lovingly into this tapestry/portrait of life in America.
OUR TOWN has been the recipient of the1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the 1989 Tony Award for Best Revival, and the 1989 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival.
What critics have said about the play:
“Thornton Wilder's masterpiece... An immortal tale of small-town morality... a classic of soft-spoken theater.” – The New York Times
“Beautiful and remarkable one of the sagest, warmest and most deeply human scripts to have come out of our theatre... A spiritual experience.” – New York Post
“No American play describes more powerfully how we imagine ourselves.” – New York Daily News
“No play ever moved me so deeply.” – Alexander Woolcott, The New Yorker
“Our Town is titanic: beyond time and brutal…The ‘our’ in the title means everyone.” – The New York Times
The Group Rep cast features the talents of Casey Alcoser, Tom Allen, Fox Carney, Kathi Chaplar, Christina Conte, Jeff Dinnell, Noah Dittmer, Georges Patry, Cynthia Payo, Lloyd Pedersen, Faye Reynolds, Steve Rozic, Rob Schaumann, Lew Snow, Daisy Staedler, Neil Thompson, Larry Toffler, Cathy Diane Tomlin, Dianne Travis and John C. Woodley.
The OUR TOWN production team includes M. Mitchel-Shields (Set Design), Noemi Barrera (Lighting Design), Ramona Reeves (Costume Design), Kathi Chaplar (Music Director), Bojana Jelovac (Assistant to the Director), Denise Downer (Marketing), Nora Feldman (Public Relations), Art & Soul Design (Graphic Design), Doug Haverty (Artistic Council Liaison), Kristin Stancato (Webmaster & Online Marketing), Alex Salkin (Stage Manager), Jackie Shearn & Caitlin Mae Smith (Social Media), Doug Engalla (Promotional Video & Photography), and is produced for The Group Rep by Cynthia Payo & Tamir Yardenne.
What award-winning playwright Edward Albee said about OUR TOWN:
“It is probably the finest play ever written by an American.”
See what Edward Albee was so excited about.
Presenter / Producer: The Group Rep
Listed Categories
Theater > Drama
Event Phone: 818-763-5990
Venue
The Group Rep Theatre
10900 Burbank Boulevard
Main Stage - First Floor
N. Hollywood CA 91601
Regions:
LA - San Fernando Valley
North Hollywood / Burbank / Glendale
Performance Dates: 11/21/2025 - 12/21/2025
Friday, 11/21/2025
Saturday, 11/22/2025
Sunday, 11/23/2025
Friday, 11/28/2025
Saturday, 11/29/2025
Sunday, 11/30/2025
Friday, 12/05/2025
Saturday, 12/06/2025
Sunday, 12/07/2025
Friday, 12/12/2025
Saturday, 12/13/2025
Sunday, 12/14/2025
Friday, 12/19/2025
Saturday, 12/20/2025
Sunday, 12/21/2025
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Performance Times
The play runs Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm and 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm.
There will be talkbacks with cast and crew after the matinee on Sunday, November 23rd and Sunday, November 30th.
Ticket Information:
General Admission: $36. Students/Seniors with ID: $30.
Groups 10+: $25.
Purchase Tickets: www.thegrouprep.com For Reservations & Information: (818) 763-5990.
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