- Stage Manager.
- Dr. Gibbs.
- Joe Crowell.
- Mrs. Gibbs.
- Mrs. Webb.
- George Gibbs.
- Emily Webb.
- Mrs. Soames.
What is the last thing the Stage Manager does in Our Town?
One last thing: Our Town is the Stage Manager’s show –
he’s running it
. And he’s not agenda-free. Think about the scenes that he chooses to show us, and the point that he’s trying to drive home. He beats us over the head with the idea that life is short so enjoy every moment, even the mundane.
What can the Stage Manager do in Our Town?
The Stage Manager has the same kind of role that would be filled by a minor character who is the narrator of a short story or novel. His main function is
to provide exposition
. He introduces most of the other characters by their names and tells the audience something about them.
How old is the Stage Manager in our town?
Goes from
age 16 to 20
, (and is 32 in the final act appearance). It is a 16 of 1901 which is a sincere and naïve age. He is an idealist and a romantic. The love story with him and Emily is the spine of the action of the play.
Is the stage manager a resident of Grover’s Corners?
The stage manager begins and concludes the play, and coordinates it throughout all three acts. He is both part of the world of Grover’s Corners and outside of it: he describes himself as
a resident of the town
and acts as various townspeople such as Mr.
What is the title of Act 3 in our town?
Act III:
Death and Eternity
Gibbs (pneumonia, while traveling), Wally Webb (burst appendix, while camping), Mrs. Soames, and Simon Stimson (suicide by hanging). Town undertaker Joe Stoddard is introduced, as is a young man named Sam Craig who has returned to Grover’s Corners for his cousin’s funeral.
Who gets nervous before the wedding in our town?
Emily and George’s
nervousness at the drugstore counter mirrors their wedding day jitters. Although the idea of a wedding suggests that the two young people should have matured, Emily and George remain childlike in their anxiousness.
How old is Mrs Gibbs in Our Town?
Rebecca Gibbs – young girl
age 11 to 13
. Has a strong sense of energy and wonder about the world. Amazed at the stars and the earth’s place in the galaxy.
Why are there no props in Our Town?
Finally, in both Our Town and the shorter plays, Wilder
required the actors to employ a pantomime technique
(the soda shop scene in Act II, for example), rather than using the realistic stage props so common at the time.
What happens to Emily in Our Town?
Emily has died from giving birth to her second child
. She goes to the cemetery plot where her body will rest.
Who is Dr Gibbs in Our Town?
Doc Gibbs is
a father, a husband, and the town doctor
. This, if nothing else, speaks to the size of Grover’s Corners: only one doctor is needed. It’s clear, however, that Doc Gibbs is one rather overworked doctor.
Webb say about drinking, culture and social injustice in Grover’s Corners? …
They have little in the way of cultural activities
. They are just as concerned as everyone else is about social injustice, but, like everyone else, they haven’t found a solution yet.
Who has the drinking problem in our town?
Simon Stimson
.
Simon
, the town drunk and choir director, is the sore thumb that sticks out in Our Town’s perfect tableau of small town life. His drinking problem is by far the most serious problem we see in Grover’s Corners, yet none of the townspeople makes an effort to reach out to him.
Who do stage managers work with?
Stage managers typically provide practical and organizational support to
the director, actors, designers, stage crew and technicians
throughout the production process. They also are the director’s representative during performances, making sure that the production runs smoothly.
What did Emily say about life in Our Town?
“Live people don’t understand
,” Emily says. Sitting with the dead, now one of them herself, Emily remarks how distant she feels from the living. Even so, Emily says, she still feels like one of the living, and against the advice of the other dead souls, she decides to go back and relive one happy day from her life.
Who hanged himself in Our Town?
Simon Stimson
Wilder uses Mr. Stimson’s misfortunes to explore the limitations of small town life. Mr. Stimson appears in the group of dead souls in Act III, having committed suicide by hanging himself in his attic.
