Summer Arts Festival: Play - "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder
Venue: Theatre 101 (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Summer Arts Festival
Date: Saturday, July 16, 2022
Time: 7:30 - 9:30 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre
Cost: Free
The Summer Arts Festival presents the play "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder with three performances starting on Saturday, July 16, 2022 through Monday, July 18, 2022 at Virginia Tech's Theatre 101 located on College Avenue in downtown Blacksburg, VA.
Performance Schedule:
• Saturday, July 16th at 7:30 PM
• Sunday, July 17th at 3:00 PM
• Monday, July 18th at 7:30 PM
"Our Town," by Thornton Wilder, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1938 for its intricate and at times heartbreaking exploration of human relationships.
At the center of the drama are George and Emily, two youngsters who live next door to one another in the fictional town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire. George and Emily’s friendship eventually grows into something more; using their connection as an outwards-expanding prism, Wilder introduces us to other citizens of Grover’s Corners, and with this cast of characters, examines life in all its complexity. Please join us for this American classic. Directed by Amanda Nelson.
The runtime is approximately two hours with two intermissions.
Admission is free though reservations are required.
To make a reservation online, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-arts-festival-presents-our-town-by-thornton-wilder-tickets-344786163697.
Note: If online reservations are no longer available for the performance you wish to attend, you are welcome to sign up on the wait list by clicking on the "Join Waitlist" button available on the reservation form for the preferred performance(s), and come to the theatre 30 minutes prior to the show and we will do our best to accommodate if seats are available.
Face masks are encouraged for the health and safety of the performers.
The Summer Arts Festival is presented through the joint efforts of Virginia Tech's School of Performing Arts and the Town of Blacksburg. The Summer Arts Festival includes Friday night concerts on Henderson Lawn, classic films in the historic Lyric Theatre, an art exhibit in the Perspective Gallery in the Squires Student Center, and numerous special events such as Summer Solstice Fest, the Fourth of July celebration, and Steppin' Out street festival. New this year will be a series of Thursday night concerts at the Presbyterian Church including a performance of Mozart's Requiem, a production of "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder in Theatre 101 featuring actors from Virginia Tech and the community, and children's activities in the new campus Living Learning Community building.
For more information on the event and the Summer Arts Festival, visit: https://www.performingarts.vt.edu/performances/2022/07/sopa-ourtownsummer.html or https://www.performingarts.vt.edu/summer-arts-festival.html.
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