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Our Town
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Our Town Playbill - Jun 1938
Our Town
Broadway
Original
Henry Miller's Theatre
124 W. 43rd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Thornton Wilder
People (59)
Frank Craven
Stage Manager
(Original)
Thornton Wilder
Stage Manager
(Replacement)
Arthur Allen
People of the Town
(Original)
Professor Willard
(Original)
Max Beck
People of the Town
(Original)
Emily Boileau
People of the Town
(Original)
Barbara Brown
People of the Town
(Original)
Barbara Burton
People of the Town
(Original)
Helen Carew
Mrs. Webb
(Original)
Willard Cary
People of the Town
(Original)
Constable Warren
(Replacement)
Francis Grover Cleveland
Sam Craig
(Original)
Thomas Coley
Baseball Player
(Original)
Philip Coolidge
Simon Stimson
(Original)
John Craven
George Gibbs
(Original)
Alice Donaldson
People of the Town
(Original)
Woman in the Balcony
(Original)
Marilyn Erskine
Rebecca Gibbs
(Original)
Tom Fadden
Howie Newsome
(Original)
Jay Fassett
Dr. Gibbs
(Original)
John Irving Finn
People of the Town
(Original)
Mary Elizabeth Forbes
People of the Town
(Original)
Walter O. Hill
Man in The Auditorium
(Original)
People of the Town
(Original)
Frank Howell
People of the Town
(Original)
James Malaidy
People of the Town
(Original)
Aline McDermott
Lady in the Box
(Original)
Charles Mellody
People of the Town
(Original)
Doro Merande
Mrs. Soames
(Original)
Thomas Morgan
Assistant Stage Manager
(Original)
Dorothee Nolan
People of the Town
(Original)
Shirley Osborn
People of the Town
(Original)
Jean Platt
People of the Town
(Original)
Katharine Raht
People of the Town
(Original)
Lady in the Box
(Replacement)
William Redfield
Si Crowell
(Original)
Raymond Roe
Joe Crowell
(Original)
William Roerick
Assistant Stage Manager
(Original)
Baseball Player
(Original)
Leon Rose
People of the Town
(Original)
Baseball Player
(Replacement)
Thomas W. Ross
Mr. Webb
(Original)
Dorothy E. Ryan
People of the Town
(Original)
Alfred Ryder
Baseball Player
(Original)
Martha Scott
Emily Webb
(Original)
Van Shem
People of the Town
(Original)
William Short
People of the Town
(Original)
Bernice Silver
People of the Town
(Original)
Alida Stanley
People of the Town
(Original)
Lyn Swann
People of the Town
(Original)
Evelyn Varden
Mrs. Gibbs
(Original)
William Wadsworth
Joe Stoddard
(Original)
Charles Walters
People of the Town
(Original)
Carrie Weller
People of the Town
(Original)
Woman in the Balcony
(Original)
Ann Weston
People of the Town
(Original)
Charles Wiley Jr.
Wally Webb
(Original)
Charles Wiley, Sr.
People of the Town
(Original)
Dorothy McGuire
Emily Webb
(Replacement)
Vincent York
Sam Craig
(Replacement)
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Frank Craven
Stage Manager
(Original)
Arthur Allen
People of the Town
(Original)
Professor Willard
(Original)
Max Beck
People of the Town
(Original)
Emily Boileau
People of the Town
(Original)
Barbara Brown
People of the Town
(Original)
Barbara Burton
People of the Town
(Original)
Helen Carew
Mrs. Webb
(Original)
Willard Cary
People of the Town
(Original)
Francis Grover Cleveland
Sam Craig
(Original)
Thomas Coley
Baseball Player
(Original)
Philip Coolidge
Simon Stimson
(Original)
John Craven
George Gibbs
(Original)
Alice Donaldson
People of the Town
(Original)
Woman in the Balcony
(Original)
Marilyn Erskine
Rebecca Gibbs
(Original)
Tom Fadden
Howie Newsome
(Original)
Jay Fassett
Dr. Gibbs
(Original)
John Irving Finn
People of the Town
(Original)
Mary Elizabeth Forbes
People of the Town
(Original)
Walter O. Hill
Man in The Auditorium
(Original)
People of the Town
(Original)
Frank Howell
People of the Town
(Original)
James Malaidy
People of the Town
(Original)
Aline McDermott
Lady in the Box
(Original)
Charles Mellody
People of the Town
(Original)
Doro Merande
Mrs. Soames
(Original)
Thomas Morgan
Assistant Stage Manager
(Original)
Dorothee Nolan
People of the Town
(Original)
Shirley Osborn
People of the Town
(Original)
Jean Platt
People of the Town
(Original)
Katharine Raht
People of the Town
(Original)
William Redfield
Si Crowell
(Original)
Raymond Roe
Joe Crowell
(Original)
William Roerick
Assistant Stage Manager
(Original)
Baseball Player
(Original)
Leon Rose
People of the Town
(Original)
Thomas W. Ross
Mr. Webb
(Original)
Dorothy E. Ryan
People of the Town
(Original)
Alfred Ryder
Baseball Player
(Original)
Martha Scott
Emily Webb
(Original)
Van Shem
People of the Town
(Original)
William Short
People of the Town
(Original)
Bernice Silver
People of the Town
(Original)
Alida Stanley
People of the Town
(Original)
Lyn Swann
People of the Town
(Original)
Evelyn Varden
Mrs. Gibbs
(Original)
William Wadsworth
Joe Stoddard
(Original)
Charles Walters
People of the Town
(Original)
Carrie Weller
People of the Town
(Original)
Woman in the Balcony
(Original)
Ann Weston
People of the Town
(Original)
Charles Wiley Jr.
Wally Webb
(Original)
Charles Wiley, Sr.
People of the Town
(Original)
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Thornton Wilder
Writer
Jed Harris
Director
Producer
Helene Pons
Costume Design
Raymond Sovey
Technical Director
Edward P. Goodnow
Stage Manager
Thomas Morgan
Stage Manager
Thomas Coley
Assistant Stage Manager
Jane Broder
Casting
Robert Reud
Press Representative
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
4
1938
Closing Date
Nov
19
1938
Performances
336
as of Jun 24, 2025
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Awards
New York Drama Critics' Circle
1939
Best American Play
Thornton Wilder
Nominee
Pulitzer Prize
1938
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Thornton Wilder
Winner
Other Broadway Productions
Our Town
- Jan 10, 1944
City Center (Revival)
Our Town
- Nov 27, 1969
ANTA Theatre (Revival)
Our Town
- Dec 4, 1988
Lyceum Theatre (Revival)
Our Town
- Dec 4, 2002
Booth Theatre (Revival)
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