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What if this play were set today? What if this play were set in your town? What if this play were about your life? George would still be a cute, popular athlete. Emily would still be the brainy girl next door. They would still have painfully awkward conversations.

If this were your life, which scenes would the Stage Manager choose to show? While the first two acts would differ from the original, the third act is quite timeless. Hypothetically, your soul could wander back to random days in your life and be upset that you, your family, and friends don’t appreciate every moment of living. Stripped of the Leave it to Beaver patina, Our Town has some pretty fundamental ideas about life’s transience.

As Vitamin C once sang, “I keep thinking times will never change/Keep on thinking things will always be the same, etc. etc., And if you got something that you need to say/You better say it right now cause you don’t have another day.” End message? Grover’s Corners may be a very outdated slice of American life, but the play Our Town will remain relevant so long as people live and die and time marches on. Which we think is forever.
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