The cast of the fall play was announced Thursday. Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, described by playwright Edward Albee as the “greatest American play ever written,” presents the fictional American town of Grover’s Corners from 1901 to 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens. Our Town won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1938.
The show will run on the Huss stage Nov. 22-23 at 7 p.m.
Stage Manager: Coda Wilson
Doc Gibbs, town doctor: William Hanna
Mrs. Gibbs, matriarch of the Gibbs family: Madeline Kim
George Gibbs: Rowan Moore
Rebecca Gibbs, George’s younger sibling: Frances Matthews
Mrs. Webb, matriarch of the Webbs family: Grace Medrano
Mr. Webb, editor of the Sentinel: Aarushi Bahadur
Emily Webb: Eleanor Putaski
Wally Webb, Emily’s younger sibling: Meili Windorski
Simon Stinson, choir director & organist: Lucille Brooks
Mrs. Soames, town gossip: Violet Pitcher
Howie Newsome, local milkman: Murray Goff
Constable Warren, town policeman: Desmond Rubenstein
Sam Craig, Emily’s cousin: Beatrix Rhone
Joe Stoddard, undertaker: Adam Ebert
Professor Willard, university professor: Zahra Wiedmann
Joe Crowell Jr., paper carrier: Annika Kim (’26)
Si Crowell, Joe’s younger sibling/Mr. Carter, one of the dead: Raven Glaser
Woman in the Balcony/Irma Corcoran, choir member & teacher/A Woman Among the Dead: Eva Johnson
Belligerent Man/Mr. Forster, choir member/A Woman Among the Dead: Ella Barlow
Lady in the Box/Martha Sloacum, choir member & passerby/A Man Among the Dead: Sofia Rivera
Bob, friend of George/Baseball Player/Mourner: Elliot Gilats
Lizzy, friend of Emily/Baseball Player/Mourner: Annika Kim (’28)
Helen, friend of Emily/Baseball Player/Mourner: Lilly Parr
Fred, friend of Emily/Wedding Guest/One of the Dead: Kieran Ahearne-Kroll
Ernestine, friend of Emily/Wedding Guest/One of the Dead: Izzy Middlebrook
Louise, friend of Emily/Wedding Guest/One of the Dead: Oakley Schonwald