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Little Theater and American Avant Garde: Crash Course Theater #40
In the early 20th century United States, big melodramatic productions were on Broadway, and everywhere across the country. Which inevitably led to an Avant-Garde backlash. An interesting part of the backlash was Little Theater, a...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Our Town 1: The Way We Were
As students explore this pivotal scene from the Masterpiece 2003 production of Our Town, they examine the play's themes about legacy and memory. The Stage Manager, played by Paul Newman, reflects on what should go in the cornerstone of a...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Thornton Wilder, Our Town Collection
This is a collection of three videos from the MASTERPIECE 2003 production of "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder with teaching materials.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Our Town 3: A Good Rest
Students analyze the Stage Manager's final speech in this scene (1:15) from the Masterpiece 2003 production of the play, Our Town. Played by Paul Newman, the Stage Manager concludes the play in the same calm, reasonable, and folksy way...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Our Town 2: Love and Marriage
Students examine the meaning of marriage and the role it plays in civilization in this scene from the MASTERPIECE 2003 production of the play, Our Town. The Stage Manager (played by Paul Newman) delivers a brief sermon just before the...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Our Town
This resource provides a short video about the play, Our Town, written by Thornton Wilder. [3:10]