“That’s what it was like to be alive. To move about in a cloud of ignorance; to go up and down trampling on the feelings of those...of those about you. To spend and waste time as though you had a million years. To be always at the mercy of one self-centered passion, or another. Now you know- that’s the happy existence you wanted to go back to. Ignorance and blindness. -Simon Stimson, OUR TOWN”
Quote by Thornton Wilder
Work
Three Plays: Our Town, The Skin of Our Teeth, The Matchmaker
Three Plays: Our Town, The Skin of Our Teeth, The Matchmaker is a compilation of three significant works in the American theater. Thornton Wilder's Our Town delves into the universal themes of life, death, and the passage of time through the eyes of a small town community. Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth is a satirical look at human history, emphasizing the resilience of the human spirit amidst the chaos of the world. The Matchmaker, by Thornton Wilder, is a comedy that revolves around the antics of a matchmaker and the lives she intertwines. These plays are celebrated for their wit, depth, and exploration of human nature. more
Author
Thornton Wilder
American playwright, renowned for his works 'Our Town' and 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'. His works are characterized by deep insight and a unique style, profoundly influencing 20th-century American theater. more
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