Thornton
Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Our
Town will be presented four times by the Theatre Program at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart. All performances are in the Susan Saint James
Performing Arts Center at Woodlands Academy, 760 E. Westleigh Road, Lake Forest, on the following dates: Thursday,Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.; Friday,Nov. 8 at 7 p.m.; Saturday,
Nov. 9 at 7 p.m.; and Sunday,
Nov. 10 at 2 p.m.
Our Town, which originally appeared on Broadway in
1938, explores the circle of life (growing up, adulthood and death) in its
three acts. This drama of life in a mythical New Hampshire village has become an American classic with universal appeal.
According to director Idona Griffith, Woodlands Academy’s drama coordinator, “In discovering the timeless treasure that is Our Town, the girls and I have become more aware and more appreciative of our
lives and the lives of those around us. It has been a real privilege and a true
pleasure to work with these amazing young women in presenting [Chicago director] David Cromer’s recent vision of Thornton Wilder’s masterpiece.”
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Ticket prices are $8 in
advance/$10 at the door. Call the school, (847) 234-4300, to request tickets in
advance of a performance.
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Founded in 1858, Woodlands Academy is an independent
Catholic college preparatory day and boarding high school for young women, and part of a worldwide network of Sacred Heart Schools that spans 19 cities in the
United States and 44 countries around the world. A nonprofit, Woodlands
Academy’s identity is rooted in Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat’s desire to
inspire young hearts and minds to excel, to lead lives of integrity and to
serve. For more information about Woodlands Academy, please visit www.woodlandsacademy.org
