Our Town
by Thornton Wilder
DIRECTOR
Kirsten Trump
SCENIC DESIGNER
Bethany Kasperek
COSTUME DESIGNER
Emily Smith*
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Hudson Oelschlager*
SOUND DESIGNER
Caroline Berry*
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Matthew Hapeman
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
Lauren Cox*
PRODUCTION MANAGER
John Bonanni
Courtesy of Actors Equity Association
*in partial fulfillment of a
B.F.A. in Theatre Design & Production
Our Town is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
THE VIDEOTAPING OR MAKING OF ELECTRONIC OR OTHER AUDIO AND/OR VISUAL RECORDINGS OF THIS PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTING RECORDINGS OR STREAMS IN ANY MEDIUM, INCLUDING THE INTERNET, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED, A VIOLATION OF THE AUTHOR(S)’S RIGHTS AND ACTIONABLE UNDER UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAW. Visit concordtheatricals.com/resources/protecting-artists for more information.
March 26–29, 2026
Glaize Studio Theatre
Shenandoah Conservatory
Suggested Show Rating: PG
This production explores death and dying, pregnancy and childbirth. The performance also includes theatrical haze and fog, as well as flashing and strobe lighting effects. Please be aware that our actors make full use of the space, including the aisles and other audience spaces. Contact the Box Office or speak with an usher for more information.
Welcome to the Shenandoah Conservatory’s production of Our Town.
It was 1938 when Our Town had its world premiere, to critical acclaim, in New York City at the Henry Miller Theatre. Almost ninety years later, Our Town is still the most beloved and most produced piece of American theatre of all time.
It’s a story that resonates within our very bones as “something eternal” and deeply connected to the human experience. It’s a play of everyday life. It’s a play of bygone days. It’s a play of hopes and dreams. It’s a play of love and sacrifice. It’s a play of mountains and rain and stars. It’s a play that remembers, or perhaps summons within us, qualities and values we thought were long abandoned or forgotten. We discover, once again, that they were there, within us, all along. “Waiting.”
Thornton Wilder, himself, described Our Town as “the life of a village against the life of the stars.” What a remarkable summary.
Thank you for being here. It means a great deal to us that you are part of our community. We believe in this art form and its ability to connect us all, as well as to remind us what is truly enduring and important. So, on behalf of our incredibly talented and hardworking cast and crew, we give you — Thornton Wilder’s Our Town.
– Kirsten Trump
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