The Lasting Impact of Our Town. Author: CBS News.
This six minute news clip from January 2010 discusses Thorton Wilder's play, Our Town, and why it is one of America's most popular plays. The journalist, Mo Rocca, highlights the important aspects of the plots, shows excerpts from a New York production, and then analyzes why this play is so popular across cultures and ages. Rocca also interviews students from the Bronx to see if modern students can identify with the play as well.
This resource can be used when teaching Thornton Wilder's Our Town. It can be a way to introduce the play or as a jumpstart to discussion about themes in the play following the study of Our Town. This excerpt seeks to make modern day connections and can be useful in motivating students in applying the play's themes to their own lives.
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