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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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