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Our Town

American  

noun

  1. a play (1938) by Thornton Wilder.


Our Town Cultural  
  1. (1938) A Pulitzer Prize –winning play by Thornton Wilder, dealing with everyday life in a small town in New England.


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Her freelance work, covering all things Northern Nevada, can be found in local digital news outlets, including This Is Reno and Our Town Reno.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

Our Town, written by US playwright Thornton Wilder, follows the daily lives of the residents of Grover's Corners in New Hampshire.

From BBC Feb. 3, 2026

Which small town was the home of lovers George and Emily in the Thornton Wilder play Our Town?

From Slate Oct. 17, 2023

Woodward also encouraged 78-year-old Newman's triumphant return to the stage in 2002's Broadway revival of "Our Town," more than 50 years after the two started out in theater.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2022

So anyway, he ended up switching to Our Town.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

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