MARYSVILLE — The Pulitzer prize-winning Thorton Wilder play “Our Town” opens Sept. 18, the first in a series of classic plays produced by the Red Curtain Foundation.
Since its debut in 1938, “Our Town” has been in nearly constant production in theaters around the world.
The play runs for three weekends, Sept. 18 through Oct. 4, at the Red Curtain Arts Center, 1410 Grove St., Marysville.
The play tells the story of life in the rural town of Grover’s Corners, circa 1900.
The audience meets several families and individuals, witnesses their daily routines, experiences their joys and sorrows, the beauty and ultimately understands the timelessness and universality of the human condition. Mounted on a mostly bare stage without props, the local actors who portray citizens of Grover’s Corners operate in a space,where time and setting is only minimally relevant. The cast of nearly 30 actors, some as young as 9, bring the residents of Grover’s Corners to life under the direction of Scott B. Randall.
Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, with 2 p.m. matinees on Sundays. Tickets for “Our Town” are $17 for adults, $14 for seniors, students and military personnel, and $5 for children 12 and under. Go to brownpapertickets.com to purchase online, or call 360- 322-7402.
More information is available at www.redcurtainfoundation.org. The rest of the season includes “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Nov. 27 to Dec. 13; “Arsenic and Old Lace,” Jan. 29 to Feb. 14; “You Can’t Take It With You,” March 25 to April 10; and “The Fantasticks,” June 3 to 19.
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