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Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Our Town is a three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder. It is a character story about an average town's citizens in the early twentieth century as depicted through their everyday lives. Using metatheatrical devices, Wilder sets the play in a 1930s theater. He uses the actions of the Stage Manager to create the town of Grover's Corners for the audience. Scenes from its history between the years of 1901 and 1913 play out. Originally broadcast on the Showtime Network, then as part of the PBS series "Masterpiece Theatre" (season 33, episode 1).
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- James NaughtonDirector
Cast
- Paul NewmanStage Manager
- Maggie LaceyEmily Webb
- Ben FoxGeorge Gibbs
- Jayne AtkinsonMrs. Gibbs
- Jane CurtinMrs. Webb
- Jeffrey DeMunnMr. Webb
- Frank ConverseDr. Gibbs
- Stephen SpinellaSimon Stimson
- Kristen HahnRebecca Gibbs
- John BradenProfessor Willard
- Tom BrennanJoe Stoddard
- Carter JacksonSam Craig