Thornton Wilder Journal Issue 1 Cover
Published by Penn State University Press
The first issue of the Thornton Wilder Journal is now available from Penn State University Press. This biannual publication offers new scholarly articles about Wilder’s works and life, as well as reviews of significant productions of his plays. Here is the table of contents of the first issue:
iv Dedication: J. D. McClatchy (1945–2018)
v Editors’ Note
Articles
1 Who’s Depressed in Our Town? Simon Stimson’s Silent Suffering by Jan Balakian
14 “George Antrobus”: Genius in a Name by Stephen Rojcewicz
30 “At the Proscenium Pillar”: The Evolution of Thornton Wilder’s Stage Manager by Bonnie Georgette Hamlett
58 Thornton Wilder as Thaumaturge by John P. McIntyre, SJ
81 Wilder as a Playwright-in-the-Making: Adapting A Doll’s House by Thierry Dubost
Performance Reviews
96 The Matchmaker, Arts Club Theatre Company, Vancouver, British Columbia. Reviewed by Julia Henderson
105 The Skin of Our Teeth, Girl Friday Productions, St. Paul, Minnesota. Reviewed by Natalie Dollison
111 Our Town, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Montgomery, Alabama. Reviewed by Terryl W. Hallquist
118 Our Town, Pride Plays, New York, New York. Reviewed by Jim Knable
125 Our Town, Circle Theatre, Fort Worth, Texas. Reviewed by Dennis Maher
For more information on the Journal, please visit our Journal page.
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