Thornton Wilder

(1897-1975). Accomplished novelist & playwright. Our Town & The Bridge of San Luis Rey and many others. Tweets composed by The Thornton Wilder Family.

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The Wilders are thrilled beyond measure that the distinguished director Kenny Leon has agreed to direct ‘Our Town’ on Broadway. The stars are truly aligned for Grover’s Corners, the play about everywhere.

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Broadway news: Kenny Leon is directing a revival of “Our Town” that plans to open on Broadway next fall. https://t.co/gcgO90pJIq

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In her @nytimes review of Wes Anderson's meta new movie (about a TV show about a play about a small town) @manohladargis writes, "you may flash on Thornton Wilder's '#OurTown' when the host [Brian Cranston] and playwright [Edward Norton] start speaking." @ConcordShows

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We are VERY excited to read Ann Pachett's Tom Lake, which is centered around two productions of OUR TOWN.  @HarperCollins is giving away galleys of Tom Lake + paperbacks of Our Town to 3 lucky readers!
See https://t.co/JR4T3qZHtf or https://t.co/hJA4qKVndf for details.

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Now Playing: HELLO, DOLLY! @Village_WA in Issaquah through July 2 and in Everett July 7 - 30th. Directed by Timothy McCuen Piggee, this production stars Bobbi Kotula as Dolly Gallagher Levi. For more on the history of Hello, Dolly! visit https://t.co/I7YIWl70cO @ConcordShows

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Ten #FridayFacts about Wilder's Heaven's My Destination: https://t.co/3GbPdVxlZC @HarperPerennial

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#OTD in 2000, Lucrece, presented by The Willow Cabin Theatre Company, opened Off-Broadway @OhioTheatre starring Wilder fave @lindapnyc
Lucrece is Wilder's translation of Andre Obey's Le Viol de Lucrece opened on Broadway in 1932 starring Katharine Cornell.#theatrehistory

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It's May! Our book of the month is Heaven's My Destination (1934), Wilder's fourth novel (and first to be set in America). @HarperPerennial

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Here's one of our favorite card catalogs (remember them?) @nypl in honor of #nationallibraryweek

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Congratulations to the team at @syracusestage on OUR TOWN and this lovely review in @BroadwayWorld! @ConcordShows https://t.co/O1VAP0bd7a

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In honor of #WorldTheatreDay we’re delighted to share these fantastic show posters from recent Our Town productions in Hungary, Korea, and Japan. #worldtheatreday2023 #ourtown @NagoyaPlayers

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#OTD in 1959, Wilder was awarded the prestigious Goethe-Plakette. Since 1949, this annual award is given by the Hessian Ministry for Science and the Arts for special contributions to arts and culture. Here's Wilder signing autographs in Germany around this time @sfischertheater

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Excited for next month's reading of Wilder's THE EMPORIUM, completed by Kirk Lynn, at @classicstage! https://t.co/YKMP4KHPIM

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Greetings on the Ides of March from Tappan Wilder.
P.S. Happy birthday to @ken_ludwig, who collaborated with Thornton Wilder on The Beaux' Stratagem @HarperPerennial @ConcordShows #IdesOfMarch https://t.co/FHfqkYXlhx

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"If any man can find one of us, he’ll learn why the whole universe was set in motion. And if any man harm any one of us, his soul—the only soul he’s got—had better be at the bottom of that ocean..." https://t.co/gS5USi5zhS #internationalwomensday23

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On March 5, 1978 the 2nd revival of Hello, Dolly! opened on Broadway. @nytimes wrote, "The opening of “Hello, Dolly!” last night is not a revival but a return .... The flood of applause that greeted...Miss Channing, came from an audience bent upon reunion." @ConcordShows

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In his introduction, @jxmccarter says "Few novels offer so many kinds of delight. But it's also a tutorial, a lesson in looking more carefully -- not just while we're with Julius Caesar in his world, but after we close the book and turn once again to ours." @HarperPerennial

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Happy opening to the cast and crew of @EmoryUniversity's of OUR TOWN (Multilingual) featuring text translated into English, Spanish and Mandarin! https://t.co/gdKwg5ituw @ConcordShows

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Attention all Bay Area Wilder Fans! This Thursday - Feb 9 - at 6pm PST at @TheSpinnakerSF in Sausalito, join us for an Evening With Tappan Wilder "Living with Thornton Wilder” This event, sponsored by Books by the Bay is FREE but you must register here: TAPPANWILDER/EVENTBRITE

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85 years ago of Our Town opened on Broadway. Despite the mixed reviews, the next day the line at the box office stretched down the block and the police had to close the line to allow patrons to get into the theater to see the evening performance. @HarperPerennial @ConcordShows

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Happy Birthday #GertrudeStein! Wilder and Stein met at the University of Chicago in 1933. In 1937, Wilder wrote, "At present I am the secretary, errand boy-companion of Gertrude Stein who is teaching here for two weeks -a great, sensible, gallant gal and a great treat." #OTD