The Department of Theatre, Dance and Film celebrates the Providence College centennial year with Thornton Wilder’s classic play about everyday life in a small New England community.  A minimalist theatrical style distinguishes this 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning play which has become a staple of the American theatrical repertoire. The setting, Grover’s Corners, N.H., is intended to represent all communities in which the inhabitants strive to nurture human relationships, respond to life’s unexpected challenges and seek meaning in their world.  

Directed by John Garrity (Playhouse Creatures, The Good Doctor) with lighting design by Rhode Island-based Jen Rock (Playhouse Creatures, Blithe Spirit) and costumes designed by Maxine Wheelock, Costume Shop Supervisor in the department, Our Town opens in the Angell Blackfriars Theatre on Friday, October 21 for one weekend, and returns the following weekend October 28-30.

For this production, ticket prices range from $5 to $13 and seating is reserved. Tickets for events sponsored by the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film may be purchased online at www.providence.edu/theatre or at the Box Office at the Smith Center, located in the main lobby of the building. The Box Office opens Monday through Friday, 1:30 to 5 p.m.and one hour prior to performances. Tickets may also be purchased over the telephone from the Box Office with a credit card by calling 401-865-2218.For more information concerning the Department of Theatre, Dance and Film season, call 865-2218 or visit our website at www.providence.edu/theatre.